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That 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 obligate
by tcmart14 2y ago
That 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.