We are currently in an age where a large portion of open source apps are actively maintained, users understand more about open source than ever before and open source software is almost as good, if not better, than their proprietary counterparts.

This is just a huge thank you to anyone and everyone involved in the making and maintaining of open source software.

As a regular tester, I do my best to provide any feedback I can to make your vision come to fruition.

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[–] pexavc@lemm.ee 32 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

🙌 I’d like to give thanks too. It’s because of open source developers, that I was able to learn computer science fundamentals at a young age, without spending a dime. Some contributors have gone out of their way mentoring a pixelated avatar that beamed countries away.

I feel it’s my duty to give back in the same way. If it weren’t for those projects/strangers back then and today I wouldn’t be able to have the skills necessary to turn my absurd thoughts into realities that I can take comfort in.

I am very thankful for Lemmy’s dev teams and this whole experiment around federation overall. As I feel reminded about what truly matters again. And why I got into engineering in the first place.

[–] ElPussyKangaroo@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Some contributors have gone out of their way mentoring a pixelated avatar that beamed countries away.

This is the biggest takeaway here. This community is beautiful and generally speaking, lovely and friendly. Love you guys. ❤️