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I'm out over my skis a bit on this one, but out of curiosity (and having never experienced it), what sort of leverage does a business have demanding free suppor
by jhickok 2y ago
I'm out over my skis a bit on this one, but out of curiosity (and having never experienced it), what sort of leverage does a business have demanding free support from contributors that are under no obligation to provide it? Those seem to be easy emails to ignore, personally.
- tcmart14 2y agoThat is true. Maintainers don't owe them anything, most of the licenses say this and express no-warranty or guarantees. But its more about, people feel obligated to provide support for their open sourced projects even though that technically isn't required. More of a human nature/psychology thing.
- cudgy 2y agoFurthermore, you are dealing with someone (maintainer) who is giving their time for free to further the project so corps can use it to build stuff. Who better for a corporation to make unrecompensed demands from? They already demonstrate willingness to work for free.