| There is no need to get into an online argument with the developers. The open source software is still offered to you as a gift. You can modify it however you need and keep it for yourself. The developers developed the open source software for themselves. Doesn't work for you? Too bad. But they are not going to develop it for you. Definitely not, when you are not paying them. If it doesn't work for you, you shouldn't think, "Oh, I need to get into an online argument with the developers." Here's what you do. 1. Develop the fix/feature you need for yourself. If you cannot do it yourself, hire someone who can. 2. Send a pull request to the developers. But don't expect them to merge it. Remember they developed their stuff for themselves. You developed your stuff for yourself. If they merge, great. If they don't merge, you've still got your stuff for yourself. 3. If they don't merge your stuff, you could maintain a fork. Yes, it's a pain to keep your fork updated but you need to do your own work. Nobody else will do your work for you. If all this is too difficult for you, why even consider open source? Just use proprietary software. I truly don't understand the self-entitled HN comments that think for some strange reason that someone else should give you a software for free and then do all the work for you. |