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by bmitc 373 days ago
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.