And speaking as an engineer working on this project, I was very happy to see X million users / end users metrics. I care whether the software I develop is used

And speaking as an engineer working on this project, I was very happy to see X million users / end users metrics. I care whether the software I develop is used and enjoyed, its my primary motivation, the quality of the software and the technical health of the project have a huge bearing on whether people will use these it The goals are discussed and created by community members and employees, engineers and otherwise.