Appreciate that! Simple login and access was certainly the hardest requirement to hit, but it can be the difference between people using something and not

And I agree with the feeling that open source is everywhere, up until a regular user picks up something. I think part of the paradox you mention is that every project is trying to work on their own thing, which is great, but also means there isn't a single entity pushing it all in one direction

But that doesn't mean we can't get to nice user experiences. Just in the self-hosting space, things have gotten way more usable in the last 5 years, both from a setup and usage perspective