On: Open-Source Version Control System for Machine Learning Projects

[dmpetrov]

Hi @latenightcoding Dmitry Petrov here. Yes, I sent an email after we released an open source product that complements DVC. I expected that this might be interesting to DVC fans. I am very sorry if it was unpleasant for you.

[quadrifoliate → dmpetrov]

As someone who has no knowledge or interest in your project, I will say that starring can be anything from "I love this project" to "Looks interesting, maybeee I'll take a look at this in 6 months". There is no guarantee of fandom.

Finding the email of someone who starred your repo and auto-subscribing them to your email list is in poor taste. It's the software version of that person who suddenly adds you on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter the same day you briefly said Hi to them at some event, and then sends you an email saying "Hi!" just in case.

I would request you to please stop doing it, and not contribute to this slippery slope of treating your open source project as a marketing exercise.

[korijn → dmpetrov]

I appreciate the desire and real need to spread the news, but subscribing to e-mail lists should be a conscious decision. Starring a repo is not that.

[detaro → dmpetrov]

Sending promotion e-mail to people that have not explicitly asked for it is quite unsavory, and illegal in many parts of the world. Don't do it.