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I developed an aversion to "with love"-marketing. I've seen too many products come full circle from idealistic "ad-free-forever" "will-never-sell-your-data" "op

by rho4 9mo ago

I developed an aversion to "with love"-marketing. I've seen too many products come full circle from idealistic "ad-free-forever" "will-never-sell-your-data" "open-source-forever" "customer-first" student-times to selling out everything.

NamlchakKhandro 9mo ago
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- pratik227 9mo ago
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  - throwaway132448 9mo ago
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    - pratik227 9mo ago
      “Sorry about that. Some people jump to conclusions about things they don’t fully understand. I’m just trying to build something useful and contribute to the community, but reactions like this can make it difficult
      - throwaway132448 9mo ago
        You’re not, you’re trying to elevate your own profile while having to learn or do as little as possible along the way in order to accomplish that. It’s very transparent in your methodology for this “contribution” and the language you use to talk about it. This is the opposite of a contribution.
jacquesm 9mo ago
It sets you up for the inevitable rugpull, with love.
sixtyj 9mo ago
It should be “made for profit, we need to pay mortgage/loan as most of people”… this would be more honest :) Buy-me-coffee / you can donate / payments in bitcoins accepted / pay as you use / etc. But I am curious what could work so people wouldn’t be discouraged immediately? Subscription (monthly/quarterly/annual) is annoying as well… Adobe has started this wave, I remember it vividly.
pratik227 9mo ago
Just to be clear, I’ve been contributing to the open-source community since 2020, and I have no intention of misleading anyone. The use of the word ‘love’ isn’t about branding off another product-it’s simply a tool I personally needed, so I built it. If you’d like, you can also check my GitHub to see my work.
- rho4 9mo ago
  I meant it more as feedback, to be aware that some people might have this reaction. I do believe it is sincere in the beginning.

by rho4 9mo ago

NamlchakKhandro 9mo ago

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pratik227 9mo ago
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- throwaway132448 9mo ago
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  - pratik227 9mo ago
    “Sorry about that. Some people jump to conclusions about things they don’t fully understand. I’m just trying to build something useful and contribute to the community, but reactions like this can make it difficult
    - throwaway132448 9mo ago
      You’re not, you’re trying to elevate your own profile while having to learn or do as little as possible along the way in order to accomplish that. It’s very transparent in your methodology for this “contribution” and the language you use to talk about it. This is the opposite of a contribution.

jacquesm 9mo ago

It sets you up for the inevitable rugpull, with love.

sixtyj 9mo ago

It should be “made for profit, we need to pay mortgage/loan as most of people”… this would be more honest :) Buy-me-coffee / you can donate / payments in bitcoins accepted / pay as you use / etc. But I am curious what could work so people wouldn’t be discouraged immediately? Subscription (monthly/quarterly/annual) is annoying as well… Adobe has started this wave, I remember it vividly.

pratik227 9mo ago

Just to be clear, I’ve been contributing to the open-source community since 2020, and I have no intention of misleading anyone. The use of the word ‘love’ isn’t about branding off another product-it’s simply a tool I personally needed, so I built it. If you’d like, you can also check my GitHub to see my work.

rho4 9mo ago
I meant it more as feedback, to be aware that some people might have this reaction. I do believe it is sincere in the beginning.