John Plocher wrote: > 2009/5/22 Shawn Walker <swalker at opensolaris.org>: >> When it comes down to it, I personally don't find value in comparing the >> value of open source projects based on statistical analysis of >> contributions. The real value in any software is the quality of utility it >> provides to a user. > > Granted, but there are others (like Olga?) who value the community as > well: How vibrant is it? How easy is it for someone like me to make > a contribution that improves the code? Where is everyone else working > in this large confusing mass of code and codebases; where is the > excitement, where is the fun?
I tend to believe that software that provides good utility usually provides a somewhat vibrant community. -- Shawn Walker