[hinkley]

> Too many people think that free/libre software is supposed to be like commercial software, only better, but it's not the case.

"It's free so shut up" only works if being free has no consequences. Software is all social, and we pretend that it isn't. Cutting the legs out from underneath commercial software has consequences. Crowding a headspace with entrants has consequences for the next person considering doing the same thing. Implying you have something worth other people's time to look at has consequences.

You figure out how to solve all of those problems and you can be above reproach. Until then, if you can't do it moderately right, then don't do it at all (or keep it to yourself).