It does not imply future maintenance, any more than having an account on Facebook means that you'll reply to anyone else's comment, pokes, or app requests, or t

It does not imply future maintenance, any more than having an account on Facebook means that you'll reply to anyone else's comment, pokes, or app requests, or that you'll even log in again. Having an account on Twitter doesn't mean there's an obligation to respond to every tweet directed your way. In dating web sites there's no obligation to reply to every "hi, I'm interested in you" message. In fact, in no social site I know of has an obligation for future engagement. Why is code different? You also assume that "social" => "with the world." If I want to work on a project with friends in California and New Zealand, why not set it up as a public account on github? We're being social, just not social with you. Our obligations are towards each other, not some stranger on the internet.