There are a lot of software projects spinning up -- how do we know that this one is going to see active use? As an example for my concern -- I've had a consist

There are a lot of software projects spinning up -- how do we know that this one is going to see active use? As an example for my concern -- I've had a consistently-updated pull-request[1] outstanding for the JHU data repository for more than a week. It is their prerogative not to pull, but it means my contribution is largely wasted. The coronavirus-diary project has one contributor, no issues, and no pull requests. [1]https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19/pull/296 https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19/pull/296