I’m in that mood today so here’s a #HotTake for you.
Most #FLOSS projects are just someone’s hobby. Sometimes it’s a hobby of a group of people but it’s still a hobby. They have other “real” jobs that pay for their food and roof and they only work on those FLOSS projects in the evenings and weekends.
We built business on those hobby projects. I’m pretty sure that majority of dependencies in most business software is those hobby projects. The fact that your business depends on a hobby project doesn’t make it a business-grade project. It also doesn’t entitle you to a business-grade support. Choosing to depend on someone’s hobby project is fully on you. And making demands that go beyond a hobby project makes everyone feel bad even if for different reasons.
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