Comments such as:

letting more people help with Kbin development.
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Why not getting some help? I know that Ernest already said he has a problem trusting people, but

Why has Ernest insisted on being the only developer to work on this? This creates a potential “single point of failure” situation.

I understand the desire to keep kbin a solo project in order to maintain control over it, but if this is going to see any success in the long term, then there needs to be a team.

come up in almost all threads about KBin’s performance. At the time I just read them as nincompoops being whiners.

In hindsight does remind one a bit of similar social pressure leveled against Lasse Collin, does it not?

Not saying people are trying to backdoor this place or anything. The similarity just seemed worth pointing out.

  • eveninghere@beehaw.org
    2·
    7 months ago

    And he’s burning out. And more maintainers would be even better.

    Yes, it’s similar, but every one-man project with real-world use is similar in that regard.

      • HeartyBeast@kbin.social
        4·
        7 months ago

        I’m not going to pick through his last year’s posts and make a diagnosis, but if you’ve seen no evidence of that, I think you’re wilfully ignoring the signs.

        • FfaerieOxide@kbin.socialOP
          1·
          7 months ago

          I’m not going to pick through his last year’s posts and make a diagnosis, but if you’ve seen no evidence of that, I think you’re wilfully ignoring the signs.

          Ok, I’ll continue “ignoring” evidence you can’t even describe (“He talked somewhere about…”), much less cite.

          For all we know his frequent absence is down to a great work-life balance on his part.

          Irrespective this thread is not about who is or is not burnt out, it’s about how posts like your are what enabled the xz backdoor to happen.

          • HeartyBeast@kbin.social
            5·
            7 months ago

            Irrespective this thread is not about who is or is not burnt out, it’s about how posts like your are what enabled the xz backdoor to happen.

            I thin you need to chill a bit. Open source has a long illustrious history of people cooperating to build software and submit patches and enhancements which are then scrutinized by project leads. Yes, occasionally bad actors use this model to try and slip through exploits, but you don’t throw out one of the strengths of open source because of that. You make sure mechanisms are in palce to allow robust scrutiny.

            And no, I’m absolutely not going go through someone’s post history and quote bits that show someone is frazzled. I expect you to have enough empathy

            • FfaerieOxide@kbin.socialOP
              1·
              7 months ago

              I thin you need to chill a bit.

              I’m not the one calling people willfully ignorant about things a thread isn’t even about.

              one of the strengths of open source because of that.

              I don’t think being a jerk is a strength

      • eveninghere@beehaw.org
        0·
        7 months ago

        I used it as a support to my argument, so, it’s relevant. No evidence, you say… I don’t want to talk too much about someone’s health issue. Just believe what you believe. I don’t think you can change your view through online discussion.