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Sure it's correct. It's raining outside right now and I don't like it. That's also a correct statement. Just because it comes from the sky doesn't make it "som
by wildmanx 4y ago
Sure it's correct.
It's raining outside right now and I don't like it. That's also a correct statement. Just because it comes from the sky doesn't make it "somehow immune from criticism". But that's not a very meaningful complaint. I can complain about the rain all day. Will it change anything? No.
In contrast to the rain, some feature missing in some open source project can be fixed. Put your energy into complaining or into fixing. Your choice.
In a proprietary system, your only option is to complain. Sadly, it's common to see this mentality for open source projects too.
- enlyth 4y ago"I don't like A because the authors don't care about my platform I prefer B" Suddenly five thousand voices of open source zealots appear from nowhere, writing paragraphs and paragraphs about how it is morally outrageous to even suggest any sort of shortcoming, and you should immediately drop everything you're doing and contribute to the codebase yourself. I know I'm getting a little flamebaity for HN standards, but this is what it genuinely feels like to me.
- wildmanx 4y ago> Suddenly five thousand voices of open source zealots appear from nowhere The image that presented itself to me was: An article about an open source project was linked and the two top HN comments were 1. complaints that proxy use doesn't work for 10 years and 2. complaints that there is no official Windows port. Now, who is the one complaining here? The "open source zealots"? I find it legitimate to respond to such complaints by pointing out the nature of the criticized project.