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I feel the same way about Linux distros.
There's something like 500+ actively updated distros. 39% (according to some random article from 2020) are used by less than 0.1% of users.
Y'all... Spend that time and energy other open source projects that need the help!
For many it's just a hobby. But I really think with the way certain things are falling into place. Now would definitely be a good time for a few projects at least to get focused. With RISC V on the horizon, as well as a few basic open source GPU implementations. This would be a perfect time for a BSD or something similar to dive in heavy and establish themselves as a primary player for that sort of hardware.
But a lot of these obvious coders Etc and their projects also help shape future paradigms and push projects forward in their own way. So it's still exciting to see what comes of them. It's why all these years later I still check in from time to time on React OS.
Fair point. I also code useless silly things as a hobby, so I guess maybe I'm no one to talk. But I also don't have the skills to peak around the Linux Mint errors list and just give one or two a go, which, selfishly, benefits me as a Mint user.
You never know when you will find another college student from Finland who happens to be in just the right place at just the right time for their hobby project to blow up.
Right now though it's something to Marvel at. That something like Linux or Linux Mint even exists and is as usable as it is.