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Yup, isn't that the whole idea of open source? - I do something and make it available, if you wanna use it it's your issue, not mine, I have no obligation to yo
by imrehg 15y ago
Yup, isn't that the whole idea of open source? - I do something and make it available, if you wanna use it it's your issue, not mine, I have no obligation to you. If I want to name it whatever, that's none of your business, you can use someone else's code if you don't like what it is called.
- mcherm 15y agoTrue. And that's what the PSF said when they refused to censor the name. But using the offensively-named software or not using are not the only options. Another option is for the author to use a non-offensive name. Then EVERYONE wins. Fortunately, that is what happened in this case.