This doesn't surprise me at all... Just like bots in games. Selling a service that benefits another. Its shady, but definitely believable.
Also, what if this is an actual viable way to "market" for an open source project?
this post was submitted on 31 Dec 2024
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Tbh I never look at stars, but do at prs and issues
Closed PRs and Closed issues?
What if it's a side project with 1 star, 0 issues (because no one made any) and no PRs because no ones done work on it?
More so if spme software had dozens or hundreds of open issues/PRs for months that never get looked at I'll look elsewhere
Don't want unstable dependencies