Add keypad equals

[smithkyle]

Corresponding PR for nut-tree/libnut-core#176 adding support for the numpad equal sign (=)

[smithkyle]

Hello! Just wanted to check in on this and my other PRs (#564, #523, and nut-tree/libnut-core#176). I know there've been a few releases and I'd love to see them merged if possible to add functionality I need. Thanks for considering 😀

[smithkyle]

I saw the recent "resignation" blog post, and it made me really sad 😢 I know running an open source project can be really challenging as people come to "expect" things without giving much in return. There are, unfortunately, so many other similar
blog posts and articles about situations with other open source maintainers.

The issue you referenced that put the nail in the coffin was particularly egregious. I really hope that was a one-off that may have just hit at a particularly challenging time. This is the first open source project I've ever contributed to, and although my contributions have been drops in the bucket, seeing the 119k downloads/month badge was a really cool feeling knowing that I added something.

I hope you reconsider about pulling all of the public npm packages (and resigning in general) - this is an awesome repo that was exactly what I was looking for. I was excited to release a small project I've been working on that relies on this in the same spirit of open source.

Anyways, thanks for developing this project. I've learned a lot about software development and architecture digging into the code while making my contributions. There are people out there that do appreciate it.

[s1hofmann]

Hi @smithkyle 👋

first of all: Thanks for your contributions! You’re one of the few people that open PRs!

I saw the recent "resignation" blog post, and it made me really sad 😢 I know running an open source project can be really challenging as people come to "expect" things without giving much in return. There are, unfortunately, so many other similar
blog posts and articles about situations with other open source maintainers.

That’s what I meant when I wrote that we self-sabotaged ourselves. It shouldn’t be a zero sum game where maintainers are on the losing side.

I really hope that was a one-off that may have just hit at a particularly challenging time.

It was not the first time this happened and I’m sure it was not the last time.
I simply scrubbed it off all the other times, but why exactly should things change out of the blue this time?
If you want things to change, but don’t change something yourself, nothing will happen.

Anyways, thanks for developing this project. I've learned a lot about software development and architecture digging into the code while making my contributions. There are people out there that do appreciate it.

I really appreciate this and I’m still in for things like this.
The repo won’t go away, I’m just changing the way I’m working with it.

All the best

Simon

[smithkyle]

Hey @s1hofmann!

That’s what I meant when I wrote that we self-sabotaged ourselves. It shouldn’t be a zero sum game where maintainers are on the losing side.

It was not the first time this happened and I’m sure it was not the last time.

I simply scrubbed it off all the other times, but why exactly should things change out of the blue this time?

If you want things to change, but don’t change something yourself, nothing will happen.

I hear you on each of these. I'm a teacher by day, so I definitely know the feeling. Throughout my career I've had negative interactions with students, or students who seemed like they did everything they could to get on my nerves. Each time it happens it really weighs on me and makes me wonder if I'm making a difference or not, or if/why I should keep going. Then I'll have a really good lesson where I feel like the kids were all successful, or a student looks so happy to say hi to me, and I have to remind myself that's why I do it.

Your feelings are valid, and the ease with which people can inflict unpleasantness is one of the downsides of the internet. Not trying to suggest you feel differently, but just wanted to empathize and tell you how I try to remind myself that there are way more people out there that do appreciate and benefit than those that try to cause you a headache :)