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I think Github (and other services that host OS software) needs something like "thank you box", that's just alongside Issues. Even if I am not able to contribut
by ernie24 7y ago
I think Github (and other services that host OS software) needs something like "thank you box", that's just alongside Issues. Even if I am not able to contribute to some project I use and like (mostly because I don't have enough technical knowledge yet) very often I would like to - at least - say how much grateful I am for what this person is doing. There is some need for positive energy or gratitude, as we - who are happy - won't usually post an Issue saying that we are happy, everything is working fine. It seems then that there are only issues, and people who are angry or unhappy seem to be the loudest.
How else, we who are grateful but silent users - can help maintainers and contributor to know that there is large or even larger amount of people who are happy and even amazed by their work?
- 333c 7y agoGitHub has a donation feature, which is up to the maintainer to enable for their project. Otherwise, it seems to me that a stream of positive comments would get old quickly.