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I feel like this is personal for you somehow and I don't know why. I'm not "campaigning" against anything, I posted one comment on a message board. Let's try to

I feel like this is personal for you somehow and I don't know why. I'm not "campaigning" against anything, I posted one comment on a message board. Let's try to avoid bringing hysteria into the conversation. I'm glad you ended up having a working relationship with your mechanic but I don't think it's really relevant here. Your mechanic is not maintaining an open source project. He's fixing your car. Which is a great solo project. I think you're confused about my perspective so let me be clear: I'm not concerned with "defending" the reader from "meanness". I'm suggesting that investing in any project run by a single person is risky: more than likely if that person quits then the project is dead. That's strike one. The fact that the single author has a history of being combative with open source collaborators suggests it might be harder for the project to ever move beyond being a solo project. That's strike two. All of this is just common sense. I'm sorry if it rubs you the wrong way. If your mechanic decides to stop maintaining your car in the future there will be hundreds of other mechanics waiting to take the job (and, importantly, your money). A solo open source project depending on volunteers is a lot less likely to have that.

P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
stopped reading at the first sentence. Stop bringing your personal drama here please.
- afavour 4y ago
  You do realise that you're the one being personally dramatic here, right? Especially with a comment like that.
  - P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
    It's interesting how some people always assume it's a moral failing when others refuse to engage with their bullshit.
    - CRConrad 4y ago
      GP clearly and convincingly explained how there was nothing personal about their comments. You, OTOH, bring in your mechanic and his wife... And then get fucking hostile in response to a calmly reasoned explanation. So no, it's definitely you who are bringing the personal drama here. To the extent that one can't help wondering, mr Random-string-of-letters-and-numbers, whether you are that hostile solo developer.
    - afavour 4y ago
      I'm starting to understand why you're personally invested in defending toxic online behaviour. I replied to your post, responding to the issues you raised in your original post. Engage with it or don't engage with it, that's up to you, but don't fill the forum with nonsense. Absent any actual interaction with the points I raised this will be my last reply in the thread.

P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago

stopped reading at the first sentence. Stop bringing your personal drama here please.

afavour 4y ago
You do realise that you're the one being personally dramatic here, right? Especially with a comment like that.
- P5fRxh5kUvp2th 4y ago
  It's interesting how some people always assume it's a moral failing when others refuse to engage with their bullshit.
  - CRConrad 4y ago
    GP clearly and convincingly explained how there was nothing personal about their comments. You, OTOH, bring in your mechanic and his wife... And then get fucking hostile in response to a calmly reasoned explanation. So no, it's definitely you who are bringing the personal drama here. To the extent that one can't help wondering, mr Random-string-of-letters-and-numbers, whether you are that hostile solo developer.
  - afavour 4y ago
    I'm starting to understand why you're personally invested in defending toxic online behaviour. I replied to your post, responding to the issues you raised in your original post. Engage with it or don't engage with it, that's up to you, but don't fill the forum with nonsense. Absent any actual interaction with the points I raised this will be my last reply in the thread.