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> But screaming “I am not a supplier” in this context is like yelling “I am not a driver” while driving a car. Except driving is active. You must take acts to

> But screaming “I am not a supplier” in this context is like yelling “I am not a driver” while driving a car. Except driving is active. You must take acts to drive, it is a continuous commitment. There’s an expectation that if you’re on the highway driving someone they won’t jump out the window and let you crash. Ideally even they’ll get you where you wanna go. Sharing some software for free is passive. You can share something and walk away. They can even die and the software is still shared. It’s a single action. Push publish, walk away. There may be an expectation of continued support, but it’s based on historic behavior not on actual commitments. Entering a business relationship is active, and there should be an expectation of support (based on contracts of course).

D13Fd 4y ago
> Sharing some software for free is passive. Selecting a specific open source license and issuing releases and bug fixes is pretty far from “passive.” Passive would be not putting the code software online and not inviting others to use it.
- vineyardmike 4y ago
  > Selecting a specific open source license Its a one-time action. Its "set and forget". That's pretty passive. Yes, you took a direct action, but its not an ongoing action. > issuing releases and bug fixes Again, after each fix, you're done. And to the original point, you're never committing to anything. To repeat my original point, a maintainer could die and the software would still be shared, and the companies that use it would have the exact same relationship they had prior.