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The reason I felt the need to explain the legal situation is that some people seem to think there's an objective right/wrong here and that's just not true. Fur
by teamhappy 12y ago
The reason I felt the need to explain the legal situation is that some people seem to think there's an objective right/wrong here and that's just not true.
Furthermore, I believe the reaction to this issue is way over the top. The tip4commit people seem very well intentioned in that they created a website for people to donate to open source projects. They might be stubborn and adding the disclaimer might have taken a couple of days to long, but I don't see how any of this justifies so much hate.
- maxerickson 12y agoYour explanation of the legal situation comes out of nowhere. It's not related to why people find the website so distasteful (I think I've tried to explain that enough already). I'm wondering if you are being deliberately obtuse about this. The best thing tip4commit could do to demonstrate their very well intention would be to quickly listen to anybody who asks them to remove the offer to collect donations (that is, simply listen to the thunderous frustration rather than wondering where all the hate is coming from while trying to explain how they are just doing this nice thing).
- rdtsc 12y ago> The tip4commit people seem very well intentioned Yeah, it seems after their response to the issue their intentions became a bit more clear, and they are as good you claim.
- teamhappy 12y ago> [...] it seems after their response to the issue their intentions became a bit more clear [...] Care to share any new insights you've gained?
- rdtsc 12y agoThe insight that they were not well intentioned for the projects they supposedly wanted to help. This was a project which explicitly asked them to fix a problem. Not any problem, it was a very serious one. They refused.