[badlibrarian]

WARNING: Putting some code on the internet may yield curiosity and contact from other like-minded humans. The more potentially useful it is, the more people you may hear from. Gasp!

A simple "I put this up but please do not contact me" solves the problem.

A software license is not a social contract but that doesn't mean you can't bring some kindness and common sense to the situation.

[bmitc]

Yes, exactly. Especially when a lot of open source projects seem to be resume padders. They're presented as if they're the most useful library in the world with implied support, and then when your first issue is closed immediately with "yea, we don't care about that", you realize the reality.

It goes a long way if a "maintainer" simply states upfront about their mode of operation and sets expectations accordingly.

[stronglikedan]

> that doesn't mean you can't bring some kindness and common sense to the situation

It doesn't mean you have to either. There's no social contract either way, so there's nothing to debate. Doing whatever you want is the correct thing to do regardless.

[badlibrarian]

Setting expectations is basic human decency.

[Verdex]

Setting expectations is decent. However I suspect it to be advanced human decency.

Basic human decency is probably something more along the lines of 'live and let live'.