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I have no beef in this fight. But seeing how the author exaggerates (to a point some would term lying) the license update makes me suspicious. It seems any co

I have no beef in this fight. But seeing how the author exaggerates (to a point some would term lying) the license update makes me suspicious. It seems any company or platform at some point sees an inflection of the public opinion, followed by an endless series of negative articles making the front pages on social media. That could be consistent with good companies suddenly turning bad. But I suspect it's just as consistent with peoples' tendency to enjoy drama, tearing down the previous generation's idols, and being adored for speaking in one voice with the hive. FWIW I have seen no change in SO's usefulness over the years. I also still remember everything that came before, even though I would like to forget. And I'll continue to post answers when the opportunity presents itself.

tsegratis 7y ago
Fair points. I stand corrected on many of them I posted it mainly because SO is copy-left, and not clear, but only really compatible with gpl That is a negative reason tho, and we can say that SO really has had massive positive benefit -- and I should aim for something better -- But yeah, on the link topic... We want to see people treated better. But part of that means accepting them when they don't do or believe what I want -- and we can't force that onto them -- or by extension onto SO or other companies either So I guess I should do what you suggest, and aim for high standards, but build up, rather than tear down ... Going forwards tho, it's going to be sadly hard to use SO for BSD or cc0 projects