Add xcm-tools-follow-up-2

[gmajor-encrypt]

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[Parasos]

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[semuelle]

Thanks for the application, and welcome back, @gmajor-encrypt.
Looking at the xcm-tools repository, I see that you are still the only contributor. I would hope and expect any open source project to eventually gather some contributions - raised issues, PRs, etc. - from the community. But that does not seem to be happening. Do you engage with the community at all? If so, where? Also, do you have any idea how many people/projects use the library?

[gmajor-encrypt]

@semuelle Thank you for your message. Currently, I am the sole maintainer of the xcm-tools repository, and indeed, we are lacking contributions such as PRs and issues from other developers.

I am considering using the Polkadot forum to attract more developers' attention to this project. According to GitHub insights, there have been approximately 7 unique clones recently 7 days, which shows some level of interest.

[semuelle]

Thanks for the quick reply, @gmajor-encrypt. The deliverables in this application seem useful, so I'm happy to approve it. Going forward, I would strongly suggest to get the community more involved, so that eventually the development and maintenance of the library can be funded through the treasury.

[Parasos]

good

[Parasos]

good

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