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'Leech' is the correct term for this relationship. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech_(computing) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leech_(computing) Contrib
by 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.