[GenericsMotors]

Yes, you are right, it was an unnecessary jab...and I apologise if this offends.

The frustrated comment I gave is from the perspective of someone who is not an american; I don't see american californians as the moral authority of how open source software must be developed.

It is a sad day when politics must be paramount when contributing to a foss project. If developers wanted this burden they'd need look no further than working in a soul-crushing multinational mega-corp.

EDIT: please do not downvote the parent comment to this. He/she has commented to continue discussion, if you disagree please discuss, not downvote.

[johnny22]

> It is a sad day when politics must be paramount when contributing to a foss project

Politics have always been the reason for me. It depends on what you call politics though.

I got involved with FOSS initially because of the GPL. I then found a project whose aims I agreed with, and also had a welcoming environment.

I might contribute a one off patch here or there to some other projects, but the ones I stay are such as those.