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Because if you want to "sell" your software so that people download the application and even contribute to the project, you should give them a reason. Otherwise
by d3w4s9 3y ago
Because if you want to "sell" your software so that people download the application and even contribute to the project, you should give them a reason. Otherwise, why would someone use this (or even bother to take a look at it) instead of an alternative that is decade-old and trusted?
- oarsinsync 3y ago> Why would someone use this (or even bother to take a look at it) instead of an alternative that is decade-old and trusted? We live in a world where new and shiny (tech) is espoused over old and trusted all the time. The latest must be the greatest. Anyone coming in without any prior knowledge of the subject will typically gravitate to the thing that looks newer. So as the years go on, the new thing will build a new community, while the old thing will generally see it’s community slowly die off. It’s not great, but it happens more than it should
- eXpl0it3r 3y agoNot all must be bad though. New communities and new things often allow more room for changes. Old communities often don't want to change, because "it's always been this way" or something similar. Not everything needs change, but if new ideas and new requirements have no space at all, you can't "blame" others for building new communities to accommodate those ideas and requirements.