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An alternative tldr: spend your precious free time giving away your stuff for limited or (most likely) zero personal gain, and then make sure to spend even more

An alternative tldr: spend your precious free time giving away your stuff for limited or (most likely) zero personal gain, and then make sure to spend even more time shepherding it afterwards, also for no gain (but possibly considerable frustration, no doubt from entitled jackasses like the author of this article). Honestly, is this guy really suggesting that when you open-source some software, you should also create "an exciting video walkthrough" and a Slack channel? Seriously?

mhausenblas 11y ago
Both you and others made valid points concerning individuals. I will update the post to make the scope clear. And just to clarify this here: I certainly don't feel entitled to anything concerning OSS, no need for an ad hominem ;)
- unimpressive 11y ago
  >I certainly don't feel entitled to anything concerning OSS, no need for an ad hominem ;) No ad hominem here, it's entitlement. And even if you personally have a more nuanced understanding, what you've written will encourage people who do not. http://byfat.xxx/what-is-opensource-and-why-do-i-feel-so-guilty http://byfat.xxx/what-is-opensource-and-why-do-i-feel-so-gui... (Skip to nineteen minutes in.) https://github.com/wpeterson/emoji/issues/23 https://github.com/wpeterson/emoji/issues/23 For larger context of these, their relevant HN threads: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10093332 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10093332 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8712035 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8712035