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I understand the ethos of free software, but there’s a significant difference between a personal project with unique quirks and a public project seeking monetar
by hxii 2y ago
I understand the ethos of free software, but there’s a significant difference between a personal project with unique quirks and a public project seeking monetary and development contributions.
Deliberately going against commonly accepted practices—like not providing a public repository—can be counterproductive to the project.
For example, the ‘submit code changes via email’ approach comes across as ‘you can help, but I’ll privately decide if your help is good enough’ which might discourage potential contributors.
- GoblinSlayer 2y ago>you can help, but I’ll privately decide if your help is good enough That's literally how opensource works.
- palata 2y agoIt definitely is, but it seems like a whole lot of developers do not know it. Which makes sense: they have to learn about it, and it takes time.
- swiftcoder 2y ago> you can help, but I’ll privately decide if your help is good enough That seems pretty much identical to how most of the high-profile open-source projects run. Ever tried submitting a patch to Android? or even the Linux kernel?