@zombiewarrior yes and no, I guess. I think it is okay if you don't raise expectation, and do 'expectation management' if someone inquires or gets a wrong impression. And then there are hobby projects and more serious ones where people start to rely on the software. Then you can no longer be a hobbyist in many cases, depending how you manage your project. I you made commitments, you better also take a look at sustainability for instance. Which starts with bus factor > 1
As you know I 'ditched' FOSS as useful concept unless in handwavy casual chatter, and use a redefinition that is workable for a sustainable commons:
FOSS = SOSS + hobby projects SOSS = Sustainable open social software SOSS = Projects addressing their FSDL FSDL = Free software development lifecycle SOSS = Foundation of open social stack
Friendly and open ecosystems that may flourish and thrive can stand on SOSS, not on shaky hobby projects that may crumble any moment.
Though technically your comment made me aware that my definition is not complete, because it just separates into sustainable and hobby projects. But many dead projects are the 'memory-of-foss' as it were.. still publicly available because the concepts works well here.
BI in the title refers to Big Industry. Just for shits and giggles, some food for thought. Isn’t it fascinating to consider: Why Volkswagen can have huge factory plants, deliver multiple car models in rapid succession, customized for the cllient.
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For myself I will use a different definition of FOSS, or rather do not use it for serious projects. More info in this toot:
social.coop/@smallcircles/1138…
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Though technically your comment made me aware that my definition is not complete, because it just separates into sustainable and hobby projects. But many dead projects are the 'memory-of-foss' as it were.. still publicly available because the concepts works well here.
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discuss.coding.social/t/foss-s…
FOSS Strategies: Why does Big Industry work and Big FOSS ecosystems don't?
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