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>>jashke+(OP)
The other side of this is that open source projects are not entitled to users, or relevance. If they aspire to those things, then being responsive to their users and making something amazing that strangers want to use is part of the process.

Neither side has any particular obligation, but open source creates the most benefit when users and developers make an effort to be considerate towards each other.

>>elihu+87
Completely agree.

I don't know why more people aren't pointing this out. It's almost as though people don't realize how much the value of Clojure comes from the community. Or aren't aware that many of the most helpful and constructive members of that community are burning out and leaving.

>>spiral+Sa
I've yet to see a non harmonious relationship between constructive and helpful community members and the core team.

I'm also not that sure the community contributes as much as you think. I use Clojure for work, and 95% of all value is from the core team only. I'm not trying to say the community is bad, I'm part of it, mostly trying to point out that it actually is quite disproportionate in relation to the core team, and I don't think we can criticize them until we (the community) actually step up and start being a lot more helpful and constructive.