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The value isn’t “consumed”. I get as much value out of my open source projects regardless of who is using them. The fact that you consider users to be “leeches
by kortilla 5y ago
The value isn’t “consumed”. I get as much value out of my open source projects regardless of who is using them.
The fact that you consider users to be “leeches” means you’re missing the point of open source.
- fivelessminutes 5y ago'Leech' is the correct term for this relationship. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech_(computing) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech_(computing) Contributors are not leeching the work. Users who don't contribute are though, especially when they suck down developer time with issues. You're not in a position to judge my understanding of FOSS because the word 'leech' makes you uncomfortable.
- snth 5y agoEh... regardless of how it's generally used, I think "leech" implies a parasite that is actively harming a host. Generally users who don't contribute aren't directly _benefitting_ the author, but they generally aren't harming the author either.