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The article makes no allowance for things like loyalty or obligation. In this framework, if you don’t like how Gitlab, YouTube, or Gmail is treating you, then
by kweingar 4y ago
The article makes no allowance for things like loyalty or obligation.
In this framework, if you don’t like how Gitlab, YouTube, or Gmail is treating you, then you can use a competitor, build your own replacement, or suck it up.
- naasking 4y ago> The article makes no allowance for things like loyalty or obligation. No such obligation to users exists in open source. The open source developer is his own customer. At best, you could argue there's a reciprocal duty to your fellow contributors, but I don't see how you can extend that any further. By contrast, Gitlab and YouTube only became profitable because of the free contributions from others, and your views that YouTube monetized, so in fairness it seems like there should be some reciprocal duty there.