[AlwaysRock]

But saying build it yourself isnt educating. It's akin to saying, "You should have known better". Sure. They should have. They probably did. But when someone is asking for help and you say you should have made a different decision 10 years ago to prevent this you are not educating.

[barbazoo]

There are plenty of alternatives out there to build a community, sell things, etc. The bit about contributing was aimed at people like us who work in software.