[Udo]

I'm not sure if you're aware of it, but this is an example of toxic feedback - that's a comment of worse-than-neutral value for both the person who made something and the quality of the thread.

There are lots of reasons to make a piece of software. Necessity is only a part of it, but even arguing from the position of an effort being unnecessary is short-sighted at best and belligerent at worst. People will make software even though similar offerings exist in the same space, and for the most part that's a good thing.

[freshyill]

I'm just genuinely curious. And the commenters here have come through with good answers. I think some explanations like this need to end up on the project's site and GitHub page now. I think there's a lot of value in this. I think saying "Ghost is a pain to run yourself but this is easy" is all that needs to be said to answer questions like mine.

[Udo]

It's difficult to judge intent on the internet - especially on a site that has a big international audience - so I apologize if I misunderstood your comment. The way it's been formulated suggested to me it's somehow not feasible to make this software. And we're doing this too often to people who come here to show their projects. We criticize their choice of programming language, their programming style, the validity of their ideas, and the audacity to even try to make something when there are obviously so many better alternatives already on the market. Your comment sounded to me like it was going to be one of those. Again, sorry for misunderstanding.

[freshyill]

It's all good. I just wish that more of the READMEs out there would answer a few questions like "what is this", "why did you make it", and "who is it for".

There are no wrong answers to these questions. "my pet project", "i was bored", and "just for myself" are just as valid as "the greatest piece of software ever", "because everything else sucks and I can do it better", and "COBOL experts only". It just always helps to be clear.