You have had a lot of negative responses (unjustified in my opinion), so I hope my comment makes it through. I have written two medium sized projects, one of w

You have had a lot of negative responses (unjustified in my opinion), so I hope my comment makes it through. I have written two medium sized projects, one of which is quite popular. I had great fun writing the software, but maintaining it in public is hell. OSS has turned into a popularity contest, with people associating themselves with projects quite publicly (conference talks) but doing little work. Generally, there is little respect for creators, a lot of useless bickering and talking and self promotion. I've come to the same conclusion that it is a waste of time.