From 78eb8dcc5381d83805dba3535f3f76b872c381e9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Johnson Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2021 09:16:35 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Acknowledgments --- README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 496763e..e0253a0 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -21,12 +21,24 @@ Please visit the [Litestream web site](https://litestream.io) for installation instructions and documentation. +## Acknowledgements + +While the Litestream project does not accept external code patches, many +of the most valuable contributions are in the forms of testing, feedback, and +documentation. These help harden software and streamline usage for other users. + +I want to give special thanks to individuals who invest much of their time and +energy into the project to help make it better. Shout out to [Michael +Lynch](https://github.com/mtlynch) for digging into issues and contributing to +the documentation. + ## Open-source, not open-contribution [Similar to SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/copyright.html), Litestream is open -source but closed to contributions. This keeps the code base free of proprietary -or licensed code but it also helps me continue to maintain and build Litestream. +source but closed to code contributions. This keeps the code base free of +proprietary or licensed code but it also helps me continue to maintain and build +Litestream. As the author of [BoltDB](https://github.com/boltdb/bolt), I found that accepting and maintaining third party patches contributed to my burn out and