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I maintain a number of open source projects for Google. So yes I am paid to do it and yes the company benefits from it. That said, it doesn't mean that develo
by habosa 8y ago
I maintain a number of open source projects for Google. So yes I am paid to do it and yes the company benefits from it. That said, it doesn't mean that developers who use it can take an entitled stance and expect to get anywhere.
I get so many bug reports like "This sux and you have to fix it!!!!" and even when I wake up on the right side of the bed, there's nothing I can do with those.
A calm discussion of what the developer is trying to achieve, what they expect to happen, what actually happens, and how I can reproduce will get a quick response from me 100% of the time.
- hangonhn 8y agoAlso, the paid vs. unpaid is a BS argument. Even if you were paid, it's not the complaining user who's paying you so how can they feel entitled to your time? Some people... That said, when someone open sources something there isn an implicit "contract" between the developers and users. The users' feedback helps the developers and in return they get something valuable. It's more of a group effort rather than some one directional flow of power. I've seen projects where these relationships weren't properly managed or where one group didn't appreciate the other and the end result is always the same: dead projects.
- ychen306 8y agoIn your case, it only means you owe Google, but not the other user.