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Which is itself related to "if you don't like open-source software X, you can just fork it", which has the same problems. I find it interesting in that it's a
by Qwertious 12y ago
Which is itself related to "if you don't like open-source software X, you can just fork it", which has the same problems.
I find it interesting in that it's a useful argument, but only at a communal level - if the entire community hates the direction of a project (e.g. OpenOffice), they can fork it and take it in a different direction.
You're still boned as a discerning individual if you dislike the program, though.
- ahomescu1 12y ago> I find it interesting in that it's a useful argument, but only at a communal level - if the entire community hates the direction of a project (e.g. OpenOffice), they can fork it and take it in a different direction. You can take leadership of the community and lead by example: fork it yourself and start hacking, then try to get more people to join.