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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
As a serious user of Clojure, I just want to point out that one of my favorite thing about Clojure is the consideration that the core team has for its users.

I don't think this gist is targeted at users, but at other contributors.

As a user, Clojure is one of the best community I've ever been in. Where else do you get someone from the core team answering your questions in less than 24h ?

Design choices are well explained, the ticket process is well detailed on the Jira, the conj each year announce what to expect in the new version, and everyone is polite, inclusive and friendly to newcomers and beginners alike.

>>didibu+bO2
Getting responses in 24h was far from the norm for us. The responses were late and dismissive, but this was 2 years ago.

I since abandoned Clojure. I didn’t trust the core team anymore.

>>villag+Wv4
I've been engaged for the past 3 years. Maybe I'm just lucky, but I've always received very quick answers to questions. I've had inferior support from paid offerings in comparison to be honest.