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To be fair this is not Walter Bright responding and I doubt the person saying that is saying that "everything has to be bought" rather than "you're not entitled
by cassepipe 3y ago
To be fair this is not Walter Bright responding and I doubt the person saying that is saying that "everything has to be bought" rather than "you're not entitled to my free work".
And I say as someone who considers the free market must be constrained by strict and enforced rules to prevent societal negative externalities of the economic jungle.
- ht85 3y agoNot being entitled is a given but healthy open source projects are driven by the passion of the community to create something they are proud of. A prominent member of the community immediately steering the discussion towards the workload and "who is going to pay for it" is very unappealing — to me at least.
- cassepipe 3y agoFully agree, if you complain about some specific usability pain point you encounter as a user, you are providing valuable feedback and you shouldn't be dismissed with a handwawy "oh yeah ? Well, are you even donating ?" It's almost an admission of guilt