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We've had many discussions about licensing issues, but this isn't one of them. Please don't post off topic and then complain about downvotes—it breaks the guide

by sctb 9y ago

We've had many discussions about licensing issues, but this isn't one of them. Please don't post off topic and then complain about downvotes—it breaks the guidelines. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

shock 9y ago
I never imagined that the project's license would be off-topic. To me a project's license is very material, a deciding factor if I'm using it or not. That's what I was trying to express.
- sctb 9y ago
  The project under discussion doesn't have a license.
  - shock 9y ago
    I'm assuming you mean it doesn't have a license because it's not released. By that same logic we shouldn't be discussing the project because it doesn't exist.
kordless 9y ago
> we've had many > don't post off topic Users of HN, please note "we" is Facebook and Facebook, or a representative of Facebook, is telling us what we can and can't discuss here. This is why I quit posting here and use /r/hackernews on Reddit for my links. However, I occasionally make an appearance when I see patterns emerge, such as control where we didn't assume control existed.
- grzm 9y ago
  'sctb is an HN mod and does not work for Facebook nor is a representative of Facebook.
shock 9y ago
> We've had many discussions about licensing issues, but this isn't one of them. Why do you decide what we discuss? Since you squashed my comment about licensing, another one popped up. It means people do think licensing is important to discuss.