> btw i've installed glasgow like a couple dozen times now, on linux mac and windows, and as long as the install instructions are followed it works every time
writing OSS is kind of weird because i primarily hear from people who use my stuff when it doesn't work, but i also write my stuff in a way that it like... mostly just works
so i never hear from many people at all, and can only infer how many use it from secondary factors
@whitequark On a past project I pinned a github issue that said something like "Tell me if you use my thing and like it"). And people did! It wasn't super high volume, but occasionally I would get a little dopamine hit from someone random writing in with what they're doing and saying they're happy.
Also a couple personal 🤯 moments like "I'm using it for a couple projects at NASA JPL, thanks for making the thing", which by itself was super worth it
@whitequark I much prefer community-based OSS, where we can engage with users from the start. at work, I used to maintain a framework for in-house users, and that was
much nicer than doing it for unknowns on the net.
@whitequark not quite. it was a nice and personable company - not quite as fake as the usual. one reason was that it was founded by artists, as an art association. on the other hand, what you say would have been true for some people too. I’m still not sure what to think about that, over a decade later.
@whitequark I maybe get that? Companies fake community all the time, but I have seen some that are more real. Maybe I‘m luck-biased - it has occurred to me…
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