This is a very good article, with truth that needs to be broadcasted, and image that are so excellent. My preferred one is :

if you’ve just been picking up software you found lying around the place, [...] what you actually have is a parasocial relationship with free software

And some others:

There is no supply chain here because there is no supplier. Someone created the software artifact once upon a time, yes, but it was not supplied to you. It was made available to the world at large. You happened across this software that already existed and decided to use it, of your own free will.

And also:

Take your time and enjoy your hobby more, since that is what unpaid software maintenance is. Collaborate with other people only so much as it brings you joy.

And I think I will end up quoting the whole article, so just go read it, thank you so much @daedalusJP !

pivotnine.com/blog/open-source

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