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Ethically
by simlevesque 9mo ago
Ethically
- simonw 9mo agoWhat's the ethically bad thing Tailwind did here? Not merging that pull request?
- simlevesque 9mo agoI'd feel lied to if someone offers me a free tool and later the person that controls it chooses to make it worse just to make more money. I got bit by that many times and do my best to avoid it but when it happens it's a stab in the back.
- roblabla 9mo agoAt what point did they make it _worse_? Tailwind didn't remove any existing functionality here. What they did was refuse to merge a PR while they're trying to figure out how to navigate a difficult financial problem, all while being fully transparent about what's going on, and saying that they're open to merging the PR if/when they manage to get things together. This is very different from, say, the minio situation, where they were actively removing feature before finally closing development down entirely. Whether tailwind will end up going down this route, time will tell. But as of right now, I find this reading to be quite uncharitable.
- FootballMuse 9mo agoIt's not even funcationality to the library code, it's a PR to their docs. If you just want optimized docs for your LLM to consume, isn't that what [Context7](https://context7.com/websites/tailwindcss https://context7.com/websites/tailwindcss) already has? Why force this new responsibility to the maintainer.
- ozozozd 9mo agoDid they send you an email or call you? I doubt it. You found their homepage. You found that they didn’t ask for money, and allowed you to use their product for free. You decided to use it. And now, they’re liars. How dare they try to make money?
- Twirrim 9mo agoHow, exactly, have they made Tailwind worse just to make more money? Point to specifics, please.
- ksec 9mo agoSo which part did he make it worst? By not adding an extra "feature" you deemed as essential? Even more surprising is this is from an 2012 account.
- gervwyk 9mo agoPlease let us know if you launch this open source project, we’d all be excited to use it!