Original: https://windsys.win/blog/03-talk/

It's quite sudden. It's not that I can't accept it, but rather that feeling of discovering something I need has stopped updating just when I have a use for it (the same feeling I had with LSPosed back then).

I don't know what I was feeling when I left a comment, only to find a typo after posting it

How I Came Across Windsys Project

I stumbled upon it by chance, and I can say I fell in love with it at first sight.

At that time, I was quite into exchanging friend links. I saw Windsys Project on jipa233's friend links page. My computer at the time (MACHENIKE T58-V) was still running Windows 10, and I needed to upgrade to Windows 11, but I didn't really want to use the official package (it was indeed too...). So I gave it a try, found it worked well, and have been using it ever since.

My Thoughts

Indeed, when I read this passage, I suddenly realized that I really should cite the projects I use in a table or something to explain (even though I'm not using them commercially), even if no one says it's wrong not to list them.

Is mandatory attribution feasible? It seems unlikely. How should attribution be done, and how can it be verified? In my opinion, these are quite difficult problems.

In the domestic environment, mandatory attribution can be solved through real-name registration. But once it comes to overseas platforms, it's hard to confirm, especially for someone like me who has multiple identities for various reasons (see the personal profile page for details). It's even harder to verify (though, barring any surprises, I rarely use two names on the same platform).

Going back to if the incomplete code is open-sourced, some people will take the credit for themselves, if the README cites the source and complies with the open-source license, it should be fine. But few people in China remember to do this. More often, it's the Powered by xxx displayed when the project is running that serves as a reminder (for example, Powered by Mix Space & Shiro at the bottom of the main site and Powered by xlog on the sub-site). Even I forget this myself and only recently started to remember.

Afterword

Since the Windsys Project-related projects have stopped updating and are not open-source, there's nothing more to say. Silently saying thank you is better than anything else.

From my personal perspective, when I see a GitHub repository I like, I give it a star, or submit an issue or PR to help the project grow. That's also a way to support the author.