On 02/18/2013 01:28 PM, jonc wrote:
The only thing linking the *perceived* interests of users and FOSS
developers is the good will of the developers.
Not quite. For some of the developers, their work is a labor of love
and they don't care that much if anybody else uses it. For others,
having their programs accepted by large numbers of people who like it,
use it and (maybe) depend on it is what makes their work worth while.
Guess which one is more interested in what the users think.