Re:Why we never thank open source maintainers
by naturalgradient on Friday November 24, 2017 @03:50AM
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Well that is actually true.
A 'thanks' does not do anything for me. I don't write a library for other people's appreciation, I write it because I want to, because I can, and because I have my own interests for it.
Insofar I am interacting with other people on the project, the only thing that does anything for me is if they contribute something.
Appreciation is not worth anything to me but I am also deeply introvert and not very social, I simply do not care. I can appreciate most people feel different (by observation) but I build technology because I want it to exist and do things, not to be thanked.
A 'thanks' does not do anything for me. I don't write a library for other people's appreciation, I write it because I want to, because I can, and because I have my own interests for it.
Insofar I am interacting with other people on the project, the only thing that does anything for me is if they contribute something.
Appreciation is not worth anything to me but I am also deeply introvert and not very social, I simply do not care. I can appreciate most people feel different (by observation) but I build technology because I want it to exist and do things, not to be thanked.