Or you could just build things for fun. Why do we have to care about "nourishing a user base"? Two decades ago we would build software and release it for fun and utility.
> Specifically you should compare and contrast to tools like SOPS, Ansible Vault, pass, etc.
This Github star hunting—, CV padding—, make-it-big-and-BDFL-yourself—approach to open source that has crept in over the last decade is bewildering and rather unpleasant.
> Specifically you should compare and contrast to tools like SOPS, Ansible Vault, pass, etc.
What a boring proposition for hobby projects.