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As a developer, wouldn't I want to know the effort I put into maintaining old versions was being compensated at its fair market value, so I know I'm working on
by Noumenon72 5y ago
As a developer, wouldn't I want to know the effort I put into maintaining old versions was being compensated at its fair market value, so I know I'm working on something people care about?
- mthoms 5y agoRequiring people to update to the latest version as a condition of providing support is perfectly reasonable. Giving something to me for free and then altering that free thing at a later time against my wishes is not reasonable IMHO. Consider an e-book: would it be acceptable to give out free e-books, then change that e-book (remotely) at a later time? What if those changes remove value? Or, what if they introduce content that you find highly objectionable? Now, imagine a future where every (digital) thing is like that. Docker can do whatever it pleases in accordance with its licensing, but we don't have to like it.