śatosha on Nostr: The only measure of success for "open source software" is how many times your repo ...

The only measure of success for "open source software" is how many times your repo got forked - or how many others bundled your software ! Or subscribed to solution philosophy ( mostly protocol)

Reason is simple - people who bundle your software are your real customers - they would respect and pay for your time .

Case(s) in point :

- Linux is successful open source project because kernel is basis for thousands of distros ..most donations to the foundation come from distros (or corporate clients of distros ) ..

- #bitcoin is successful because thousands of shitcoins copied its solution - that is the reason #satoshi has 50 billion in his wallet - she may never use it but she is super rich and super successful.

Making money is NOT a bad idea ..