> In other words, how people that are not aware of existence of open-source projects (such as OpenTTD) are supposed to discover them if they're not searching for them on purpose (which is impossible given that they have no clue about their existence)?

This question tickles me. In the before time, something would be so good you were compelled to tell someone about it.

Sriracha, Costco are brands you likely know that dont advertise, and somehow got popular. In the 90's there were bands that were massively popular with little to no air play, and less promotion (Fugazi is a great example).

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autoexec 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> Sriracha, Costco are brands you likely know that dont advertise

This was a Costco ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7i5CQVfmx-0

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starkparker 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

probably a little telling that you don't seem to know the name of the sriracha brand you're referring to that does zero-dollar advertising

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whstl 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Does it matter? People just look for the bottle with a rooster anyway.

	▲	zer00eyz 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Ahh the old days before Huy Fong lost the plot. My introduction to their Sriracha was in 1994, when the Puerto Rican cook at the Italian restaurant I worked at sent me to Stop and Shop for the "rooster". Till hosing their relationship with Underwood Ranch (their sole provider of chili's) this was the only product in the marketplace (much like ketchup was always Heinz for a time). Absolute market dominance wrecked over not honoring your handshake deal with your ONLY supplier. The latest batches by them are green, and no one wants them. The underwood version of the product is taking over --- it has a giant dragon on the bottle now, and what I look for now rather than the rooster.