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>>jashke+(OP)
> You are responsible for your own needs. If you want things, make them.

>I am grateful for the contributions of the community. Every Clojure release incorporates many contributions. [...] Open source is a no-strings-attached gift, and all participants should recognize it as such.

>The time to re-examine preconceptions about open source is right now. Morale erosion amongst creators is a real thing.

Sad that it has to be said. I think as a creator you need to brace yourself for the reality of what it means to offer something to the world. There is a sort of normal distribution of consumers and some can be surprisingly toxic.

>>Isamu+L3
The attitude of many is strangely feudal: "I (potential contributor) offer my fealty (using your code) to you (author), and in exchange you owe me protection (features)." These people are under the impression that authors ought to be impressed that somebody uses their code, which is not the case. Lots of users are nothing but a weight that drags you down: if you want to swim, you must cut them loose ASAP.