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This is a shitpost.

by google234123 4y ago

This is a shitpost.

sorry_outta_gas 4y ago
The emails leaked a few years ago on twitter say different
- monetus 4y ago
  Have a link? Curious, but seemingly hard to find.
colordrops 4y ago
What did I say that was inaccurate or untrue?
- skybrian 4y ago
  It's an off-topic complaint. Just because someone posts a link about Google (or substitute any other company) doesn't mean it's okay to post whatever complaints about Google you want. Particularly when they're the same sort of repetitive complaints people post every time. We've heard it, give it a rest.
  - colordrops 4y ago
    Is it a random complaint though? How is it any different from everyone regularly warning against investing in google services because they are shut down so often? Seems pretty relevant for anyone who is considering investing in this project but isn't aware of Google's behavior with other large open source projects, e.g. Android. Imagine if people told naysayers to shut up when Microsoft was trying to destroy Linux with the SCO lawsuits. Your argumebt actively damages the open source cause.
    - skybrian 4y ago
      It’s not any different and that’s exactly the problem. Everyone is well aware by now that sometimes Google shuts down services. Been there, lived it. Writing low-effort comments about how Google often shuts down services makes the Google-related topics on Hacker News more tedious to read and you should stop doing that. Better to share links to interesting and relevant content. News about what was happening with the SCO lawsuit was interesting back in the day. Low-effort complaints about it were not.
      - colordrops 4y ago
        I appreciate your opinion, but not your commands about what I should do. I respectfully disagree - I don't think everyone is fully aware of all of Google's particular misdeeds and bad practices, and I don't think the tone around Google efforts is negative enough. My post is one of activism, not complaint.
scarface74 4y ago
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/07/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/07/googles-iron-grip-on...

This is a shitpost.

sorry_outta_gas 4y ago

The emails leaked a few years ago on twitter say different

monetus 4y ago
Have a link? Curious, but seemingly hard to find.

colordrops 4y ago

What did I say that was inaccurate or untrue?

skybrian 4y ago
It's an off-topic complaint. Just because someone posts a link about Google (or substitute any other company) doesn't mean it's okay to post whatever complaints about Google you want. Particularly when they're the same sort of repetitive complaints people post every time. We've heard it, give it a rest.
- colordrops 4y ago
  Is it a random complaint though? How is it any different from everyone regularly warning against investing in google services because they are shut down so often? Seems pretty relevant for anyone who is considering investing in this project but isn't aware of Google's behavior with other large open source projects, e.g. Android. Imagine if people told naysayers to shut up when Microsoft was trying to destroy Linux with the SCO lawsuits. Your argumebt actively damages the open source cause.
  - skybrian 4y ago
    It’s not any different and that’s exactly the problem. Everyone is well aware by now that sometimes Google shuts down services. Been there, lived it. Writing low-effort comments about how Google often shuts down services makes the Google-related topics on Hacker News more tedious to read and you should stop doing that. Better to share links to interesting and relevant content. News about what was happening with the SCO lawsuit was interesting back in the day. Low-effort complaints about it were not.
    - colordrops 4y ago
      I appreciate your opinion, but not your commands about what I should do. I respectfully disagree - I don't think everyone is fully aware of all of Google's particular misdeeds and bad practices, and I don't think the tone around Google efforts is negative enough. My post is one of activism, not complaint.

scarface74 4y ago

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/07/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/07/googles-iron-grip-on...