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That's always such a silly argument, IMO. Yes, anyone can fork anything OSS, it doesn't mean anyone is going to, or it's going to make sense to do it. And sure
by PrimeMcFly 3y ago
That's always such a silly argument, IMO. Yes, anyone can fork anything OSS, it doesn't mean anyone is going to, or it's going to make sense to do it.
And sure, no one is forcing the maintainers to adopt a different view, but we can judge them for having a bad or incorrect view, and point out issues that arise from that.
And maintainers are not being asked to focus on security above all else, just to treat security vulnerabilities like vulnerabilities instead of just bugs.
- nradov 3y agoThere's nothing silly about the argument, you're just being unreasonable. Many organizations already fork the code. There is nothing bad or incorrect about the maintainers view, nor are they responsible for issues arising from that view. Use different software if security is critical to you.
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoNo, I'm not being unreasonable. And yes, it is a silly argument. It's not a practical solution. It's akin to telling someone without a license who lives 10 miles from their place of work to walk if they are not happy with the bus service. The maintainers view is absolutely incorrect and flawed, ultimately it doesn't matter because distributions pick up their slack.
- nradov 3y agoThere's no free lunch. Buy a car if you don't like the bus.
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoLike I said earlier, a very silly, out of touch argument. It's perfectly fine to provide constructive criticism for the bus and advocate for positive change. Aside from that, we clearly disagree, so I really wish you would stop replying to me since this discussion isn't going to go anywhere.