@evanyou: It doesn’t feel good to see people switch away from your project, but that’s what makes open source important: the abun…
Summary
Evan You reflects on the freedom of choice in open source, acknowledging that seeing users leave a project is difficult but ultimately a sign of a healthy ecosystem.
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