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They effectively made bold claims with their plans and they failed to deliver - in a place in open source that people rely on greatly. If they do this badly, th
by jrm4 4y ago
They effectively made bold claims with their plans and they failed to deliver - in a place in open source that people rely on greatly. If they do this badly, that's a betrayal of trust. That is my view.
Now, it's true -- I absolutely have no legal or physical recourse to materially affect them them and because it's open source, I shouldn't. They should never be sued or anything like that.
But you can get out of here with the silly idea that it also shields them from me COMMENTING, even HARSHLY.
Look, I didn't talk about their mama's, I talked about their product.
Your idea that "FOSS developers should be shielded from criticism because they'll stop sharing" is as absurd as "Never boo a musician because THEN THERE WILL BE NO MORE MUSIC."
- em-bee 4y agoyou may want to read this article and discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31977136 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31977136 Why criticism lasts longer than praise (bbc.com)