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Re: Just Wanted to Say Thanks

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Post by compumike »

I was surprised to find that someone left a brief "thank you" issue on one of my open source projects (a Kubernetes hairpin proxy to fix issues with cert-manager and LoadBalancers) and it feels great to know that the right people are finding it and resolving the same problem that led me to build it.

I humbly hope that sharing this might inspire more humanity and gratitude in the open source community.

Re: Just Wanted to Say Thanks

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Post by SingAlong »

compumike wrote: post #2

I was surprised to find that someone left a brief "thank you" issue on one of my open source projects (a Kubernetes hairpin proxy to fix issues with cert-manager and LoadBalancers) and it feels great to know that the right people are finding it and resolving the same problem that led me to build it. I humbly hope that sharing this might inspire more humanity and gratitude in the open source community.

Thank you for sharing this. Even though it is a compliment for you and your project, it made my as a solo maker.

Re: Just Wanted to Say Thanks

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Post by codazoda »

I run a website with hundreds of documents simply explaining how I resolved issues. It keeps me going when people simply email me to say thank you.

As an example, one of my most popular pages is a set of instructions on how to install 20 year old sewing machine software, that requires hardware keys, on modern Windows machines.

https://www.joeldare.com/wiki/installing_husqavarna_3d_embro...

Re: Just Wanted to Say Thanks

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Post by etherio »

I did the same a while ago with a really useful tool that had helped me save a lot of time [0].

I think it's a really good idea to provide thanks and gratitude like this because I know its very validating and motivational for someone to reach out and just say thanks.

This should be especially true for more niche projects that gather less recognition but you can still find very useful.

[0]: https://github.com/geoffreylitt/simple_recommender/issues/7

Re: Just Wanted to Say Thanks

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Post by ryanschneider »

compumike wrote: post #2

I was surprised to find that someone left a brief "thank you" issue on one of my open source projects (a Kubernetes hairpin proxy to fix issues with cert-manager and LoadBalancers) and it feels great to know that the right people are finding it and resolving the same problem that led me to build it. I humbly hope that sharing this might inspire more humanity and gratitude in the open source community.

With the added benefit that many (like myself) may dig in and learn about the PROXY protocol for the first time. So doubly thanks for sharing this!
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