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Re:Why isn’t someone using my software product or open sourc... by maze-le on Monday July 30, 2018 @10:54AM (#17644793)
>> neither you nor your project have connections to famous companies or people

It may come across like this, but most often, a decision is made against a solution by an individual, because the risk of a project like this not being maintained after a while is quite high.

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Re:Why isn’t someone using my software product or open sourc... by grosjona on Monday July 30, 2018 @11:14AM (#17644959)
If you're talking about a small/trivial/low-complexity open source library then that is probably the whole story but if you're talking about something more ambitious and opinionated (like a framework or platform) then the element of trust becomes very significant.
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