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On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 21:18:58 -0000 (UTC)
Lawrence D=E2=80=99Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

> > ... large-scale open-source projects do compete for
> > "mindshare" among open-source developers, who are a large but finite
> > group with a finite amount of time and energy to sink into them. =20
>=20
> The =E2=80=9Cmindshare=E2=80=9D is among the passive users who take what=
=E2=80=99s given and=20
> complain about how it doesn=E2=80=99t fit their needs.
>=20
> What=E2=80=99s more important is the =E2=80=9Ccontribushare=E2=80=9D -- t=
he active community
> that contributes to the project. That matters much more than sheer
> numbers of users.

If that's the terminology you prefer, sure. The point stands.