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weird. now I am wondering: If I had a voting ring or set of HN bots, why would I use them to upvote something so benign as an open source date library on gith
by andrenotgiant 8y ago
weird. now I am wondering:
If I had a voting ring or set of HN bots, why would I use them to upvote something so benign as an open source date library on github?
- always_good 8y agoThe same reason you might buy Github stars: people are more likely to use/share/respect something that's been socially vetted. Open source projects are in a competitive environment and benefit from marketing tactics just like anything else. And a project that people use certainly confers value on its creator, even if it's just a smile on their face. But it can be leveraged for other benefits like clout in the ecosystem. As an extreme example of what you can do with a popular open source project, consider https://www.patreon.com/evanyou https://www.patreon.com/evanyou.
- Can_Not 8y agoA bad actor could have commit and publish access, and is looking to make the library more popular before committing and publishing some kind of attack.