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Instagram upstreams a lot of changes to cpython, and most of the IG backend runs on services outside of python/Django. I think you have the entitlement charact

Instagram upstreams a lot of changes to cpython, and most of the IG backend runs on services outside of python/Django. I think you have the entitlement characterization backward though. It is entitled to think people should do work for free so that you can use the output of their work. IG is saying "we built this stuff, we're making it open source". They are not asking for or expecting anything from the open source community or you, but you are asking for a lot (millions of dollars worth of work) from them.

whoknowswhat11 6y ago
Exactly - totally pathetic. Seriously - what are you contributing in terms of engineering budget? Nothing? Then stop bothering contributors to open source.
kbenson 6y ago
> I think you have the entitlement characterization backward though. It is entitled to think people should do work for free so that you can use the output of their work. That depends on the license, though. It's not entitlement to think that someone that builds on something open must release it back if the license requires it. That's one of the main differences between the BSD license and some GPL variants.