Comment by ManlyBread

3 months ago

No wonder that OSS is not taken seriously when the end user is considered a leech and an afterthought.

But that's the thing -- the end user is an afterthought. People write OSS software for two reasons: either it's for themselves or someone is paying them to do it. If you, as an end user, wants to "steer the ship", then you have to contribute in some way.