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It's a rare developer (or human for that matter) who can just shrug and say "fork off" when asked for help with their library.
by marcus_holmes 11mo ago
It's a rare developer (or human for that matter) who can just shrug and say "fork off" when asked for help with their library.
- j1elo 11mo agoIt would be healthy that it becomes more common, in fact the privately-owned public garden model of the Valetudo project [1] is the sanest way for FOSS maintainers to look at their projects. [1]: https://github.com/Hypfer/Valetudo#valetudo-is-a-garden https://github.com/Hypfer/Valetudo#valetudo-is-a-garden
- jorvi 11mo agoIt really depends. If it's the occasional request and I can bang out a solution in 30 minutes, I'll help. But I'll also weigh how much maintenance burden it'll be going forward. And if I won't do it myself, I'd always give some quick pointers. Maintenance demands (your library X doesn't work with Python Y, please maintain another version for me) I'd shrug off. Wait for me, pay me, or fix it yourself.