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The social etiquette is set by the license the code is distributed under, which says things like "THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM

The social etiquette is set by the license the code is distributed under, which says things like "THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE" in all caps. That social etiquette indicates that maintainers don't owe you shit.

teddyh 2y ago
That’s the legal warranty disclaimer. It has nothing to do with support, security fixes, or future development, and certainly does not speak about simply being reasonably responsive when being contacted by users. Also, and this might be hard for overly rules-obsessed people to understand, this is not a legal matter. It is a matter of social etiquette. I of course agree that nobody is legally owed anything. But this is not about legality.
- closewith 2y ago
  > It has nothing to do with support, security fixes, or future development, and certainly does not speak about simply being reasonably responsive when being contacted by users. Actually, if you re-read the GP, all of those points are covered. You just don't like the answer.
  - teddyh 2y ago
    They are covered in a legal sense. But that was not what we were discussing.
    - closewith 2y ago
      Funnily enough, if you re-read it, everything you mentioned is covered. You just don't like the sentiment.
BrenBarn 2y ago
That's not the social etiquette, that's the legal situation.
- marcus0x62 2y ago
  Correct. The relevant social etiquette here is "don't look a gift horse in the mouth."