> But I'm going to tell you right now that if you don't want to be part of a community (for better and worse) the best plan is to not join one
Well, you can want to be a part of a community one month, and not the other month, which is fine. We have other stuff going on in our lives too.
> It's perfectly fine to build a project in the open and license it openly and not accept open participation.
It's also perfectly fine to build a project in the open, license it openly and try to push for open participation, but later change your mind and not do that anymore. As mentioned, open source comes with no guarantees, what so ever. Let's keep it that way.
Well, you can want to be a part of a community one month, and not the other month, which is fine. We have other stuff going on in our lives too.
> It's perfectly fine to build a project in the open and license it openly and not accept open participation.
It's also perfectly fine to build a project in the open, license it openly and try to push for open participation, but later change your mind and not do that anymore. As mentioned, open source comes with no guarantees, what so ever. Let's keep it that way.