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by jordskott
3362 days ago
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The same way you can build anything you want on your own, I also can say it's crap and I don't want it. And that's fine, you don't need my permission and I don't need to be your public target. But it's a bit odd that once you realize that you can't build your own vision without asking for my opinion, you start throwing a tantrum saying I'm a negativist and that I don't embrace the community spirit. No one forced Mark to shut down the project, he made the decision on his own. Also, community and open source is all about contributions and public discussions, not _just_ code dumps. |
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Personally, I think software should be the central point, not populism. Ideally, an open source project would surround itself with a support community of people who actually use the software instead of wasting so much time fighting.
If I build something that 10 people like, I might not care that 3 billion people choose to ignore it. But I would probably care a great deal if 5 people spend a lot of effort and air time campaigning against it.
> No one forced Mark to shut down the project, he made the decision on his own.
I'm disappointed in that as well, in case that wasn't clear. But as a vocal critic you also don't get to wash your hands completely if something you hate goes down the drain.
> The same way you can build anything you want on your own, I also can say it's crap and I don't want it.
Sure, I just don't like how much enthusiastic assent you can get out of the implication that the main reason for your dislike is simply that I built something on my own.