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> From the simplest cases like being ignored on PRs and tickets [...] Yes, that's unfortunately a big problem in FLOSS. It will take a big effort to change tha

> From the simplest cases like being ignored on PRs and tickets [...] Yes, that's unfortunately a big problem in FLOSS. It will take a big effort to change that. But I think there are some communities who take mentorship seriously that are incrementally improving this. > to mockery in social circles for algorithmic mistakes [...] That's 100% unacceptable. Did this happen on a public mailing list? If so, can you post a link? > to finding out my work was enabling bad people [...] I can't figure out what this would mean, or how it is relevant to open source as opposed to proprietary software. > to finding out people were misrepresenting my employment status while using my work in violation of the license, I don't think I've ever once had a positive experience with open source as a producer. Those last two seem exceptional. But you should report the person who was mocking you for making a mistake. That kind of behavior has no place in FLOSS and should be stamped out.

KirinDave 8y ago
> I can't figure out what this would mean, or how it is relevant to open source as opposed to proprietary software. It's not unique to open source. > Those last two seem exceptional. But you should report the person who was mocking you for making a mistake. That kind of behavior has no place in FLOSS and should be stamped out. There is a reason I switched away from the MIT license. Someone unrelated was using my name and my work to give their startup legitimacy. It paid off, too, they are a sustainable company now. Not much I can do about it.
- onli 8y ago
  I don't see how a different license would have helped you here? The license has no influence on someone misrepresenting your relationship with his company, that's just not covered in software licenses. You probably switched to GPL to make your software less directly usable for companies?
  - eesmith 8y ago
    The 3-clause BSD license includes: "Neither the name of the <organization> nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission."

KirinDave 8y ago

> I can't figure out what this would mean, or how it is relevant to open source as opposed to proprietary software. It's not unique to open source. > Those last two seem exceptional. But you should report the person who was mocking you for making a mistake. That kind of behavior has no place in FLOSS and should be stamped out. There is a reason I switched away from the MIT license. Someone unrelated was using my name and my work to give their startup legitimacy. It paid off, too, they are a sustainable company now. Not much I can do about it.

onli 8y ago
I don't see how a different license would have helped you here? The license has no influence on someone misrepresenting your relationship with his company, that's just not covered in software licenses. You probably switched to GPL to make your software less directly usable for companies?
- eesmith 8y ago
  The 3-clause BSD license includes: "Neither the name of the <organization> nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission."