When you load up Krita there's this like blog thingy in the right side panel, with links to what's new and chatter about what's coming.
The Krita folks have nailed the tone of this blog, because they've mixed in art competitions with the release notes. Lets you know there's a community of Krita artists who could probably help you out if you got stuck on something, and here's some paintings they did this month, and they're always awesome paintings, oh and yes the new text tool is coming pretty soon now, we're taking our time to make it nicer.
It's a lovely way to start a drawing session. Even if you don't engage with the community (or just haven't yet) it reminds you of all the other folk who are firing up this program right now, it puts them behind you and helps push your stylus forward with confidence.
I don't think I've ever felt "Oh, this is OUR software" about a computer program before. It's not just good software, it's cosy software