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They are under moral obligation in the sense that they need to make the donators happy to keep getting donations.
by Bancakes 5y ago
They are under moral obligation in the sense that they need to make the donators happy to keep getting donations.
- rubyist5eva 5y agoThey may choose to oblige but they are under no obligation, moral or not. You can’t sue a maintainer for not fixing a security issue if it’s not part of a contract, and the license is explicit about being As Is No Warranty. If you don’t like it, fix it yourself in a fork.
- seoaeu 5y agoKeeping donors happy to get more donations isn't related to morality. It is completely acceptable morally speaking to accept donations and then later decide to stop working on a project. Whether people will keep donating is entirely a pragmatic question
- Bancakes 5y agoIf you, as a hypothetical FOSS leader, end up losing a major donor, you've failed as a leader.