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There absolutely was an implied social contract with open source in the old days: that you would NOT just take, but also give back. It’s the entire underlying e
by TheRealDunkirk 6y ago
There absolutely was an implied social contract with open source in the old days: that you would NOT just take, but also give back. It’s the entire underlying ethos of the GPL. Saying that the concept doesn’t hold water is to ignore at least 20 years of hacker history.
- chrisseaton 6y agoI didn’t say the implied social contract wasn’t a thing in the mind of the open side of the web. I’m saying it’s not reasonable to complain about people breaking an implied social contract that they never agreed to. If I tell you that when I wrote this comment I had in mind an implied social contract that you wouldn’t disagree with me you’d just reply ‘lol no thanks I don’t want to’. I can have as many implied social contracts in my head as I want. What are they worth if you don’t feel the same way? Nothing.
- TheRealDunkirk 6y agoWell we're just dancing around the point now. You agree that there was an implied expectation, I agree that there was no obligation to follow it. That people didn't just makes them -- maybe not bad, per se -- but certainly less-good. But, hey, a lot of businesses are run by literal sociopaths, so what did anyone expect of a person like Zuck. I mean, the "dumb fucks" comment has been out there for at least a decade, and that's really all you need to know about him.