💬 Reply by smallcircles

Suppose that during the project a best-practice was followed of:

- Clearly communicate your intent with the project, so people can set their own expectations accordingly.

And you made this painstakingly clear in all project communication, emphasizing a "hobby project".

Are people in the wrong when they throw the BDFL criticism card?

📊 Results (69 voters)

51 ████████ Yes
6  ▉        No
4  ▋        Maybe, because..
8  █▎       I don't know

Now image the situation where the popularity of the #FOSS project grew unnoticed, and the expectation of "hobby project" was never well conveyed.

Even the maintainer at this point considers […]

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