The best compliment of an open-source project is using it, even if only in a proof of concept or a toy project.
When I started the first desktop version of the Glimmer project back in 2006, I had multiple coworkers support me by not only trying the project out, but also making contributions to the project via pair-programming.
If somebody ever compliments your open-source project without using it, it means they didn't compliment it at all, yet just lied.
Beware of fake "open-source supporters". They actually weigh you down by pretending to support you with words alone without actually supporting you with actions. Meaning, they're all talk and no walk. I try to intentionally alienate such people from my open-source projects all the time. They're total trash!!! Not real supporters of open-source software.
If someone compliments one of your open-source projects, put them on the spot by asking them if they used it. If they didn't, it means they only offered a cheap compliment, so tell them not to compliment your project until they've used it, or else they would be lying because if they didn't even try the project out for themselves, the compliment isn't sincere.
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