Post B6xZjsL0GnVKoPIkvw by david_chisnall@infosec.exchange
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 (DIR) Post #B6xZjsL0GnVKoPIkvw by david_chisnall@infosec.exchange
       2026-06-03T12:59:10Z
       
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       It is okay to release a F/OSS project where the expected set of users is you.It is okay to declare that a F/OSS project that you maintain is feature complete and stop.It is okay to stop writing new code in a F/OSS project and just review patches from other people.It is okay to stop reviewing patches once other people are familiar enough with the codebase to do so.It is okay to admit that a F/OSS project that you created has so much technical debt that people would be better off reimplementing it than depending on it (especially if you write down the lessons that they should learn).It is okay if your F/OSS project doesn't meet the requirements of some potential group of users, as long as no one applies pressure to force them to adopt it.It is okay to tell a company that depends on your F/OSS project that it's unsupported and they can pay developers to contribute if they really need it.It's okay to say 'I created this F/OSS project to meet my personal needs, but someone else made something that meets those needs better and so I'll use theirs instead'.It's okay to say 'I made this F/OSS project as an experiment, and the result was that I learned that this approach is a bad idea'.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6zpuVw9sn2u6bhAAq by david_chisnall@infosec.exchange
       2026-06-03T16:07:56Z
       
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       @zm For a bunch of things I've open sourced:I release the code because it solves a problem for me.  If it solves a problem for you, then you have three choices:You can ignore my code entirely.You can fork my code and start from a better (or, at least, different) point than if you started from scratch.You can send me a patch to make my code work better for you (and, hopefully, me).Two of these choices may be less effort for you than if I didn't open source it.  Of those, one may make the code better for me.None of these choices by you cost me anything.Releasing the code costs me nothing and enables better outcomes for you, some of which can also lead to better outcomes for me.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6zpuWbHPtwIA8w0Gm by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
       2026-06-04T17:24:38Z
       
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       @david_chisnalland also: so that people can read the code and learn from it@zm