I think this is a really nice idea of a thread.
- Thank you for showing me how broken IT actually is.
- Thank you for a breaking my distro hopping cycle with something that I feel actually solves problems and provides me with a stable platform.
- Thank your for building a distro where I feel that I can actually contribute something.
- Thank your for providing an environment (Discourse, ZHF, NixCon 2024, etc) where I felt so welcome that I felt compelled to “pay back” in a meaningful way (NixCon 2025).