On 30/07/2016 01:04, Alia Atlas wrote:
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> What do you think? Are there factors that I'm missing? Is there a
> technical topic where there could be enthusiasm to push?
One apect of the problem is the typical enthusiasm curve. ASCII art:
___
| \
| \
| \
/ \ __ modest success__
| \_________/
----/ \___abject failure__
build wild long-tail
Once you get into the long tail where most enthusiasts have dropped
out, it needs great persistence to reach success.
I am pretty sure that available open source at an early stage helps,
but the drop-odd from wild enthusiasm is very common.
Brian