I maintain a few packages, some that have been open source for about 20 years. Reason: I wrote them as part of other larger projects and they seemed useful as

I maintain a few packages, some that have been open source for about 20 years. Reason: I wrote them as part of other larger projects and they seemed useful as standalone things, so I peeled them out and open sourced them. Motivation: people seem to find them useful, and they’re neat little projects. They’re fun to tinker with. I don’t care about how many users/stars/whatever that they get: I don’t use my open source work as resume content or anything. Pay: I don’t want pay. Not being paid allows me to ignore the project when I don’t feel like dealing with it without feeling obliged to work on it. Besides, I get paid enough for the day job. Extra money is always nice, but the added stress/obligation it would entail outweighs the benefit of the extra cash.