[shimman]

They are doing work, they're advocating for what they believe in. Consumers of FOSS deserve to have a voice too.

[Centigonal]

If you see complaining on forums and maintaining software as contributing the same kind of value, then oh boy do I have an enterprise-grade comment thread to sell you.

[fragmede]

We'll have an LLM process the complains as proof of complaint and use that as the basis for our new cryptocurrency called CurmudgeonCoin and have an ICO. We'll make atto dollars!

[cptskippy]

I think the op was suggesting the contribute to FOSS rather than shaming people who have contributed greatly for not contributing more.

[stavros]

It's easy to advocate for what you believe in by posting comments on HN. It's harder to advocate for what you believe in by taking a low-paying job in a FOSS company, which they presumably didn't do.

[shimman]

If you're going to blame the consumer, might as well blame the person that chose to easily be exploited too.

[jeltz]

I have a low paying job at a FOSS company. Does this mean I am allowed to cast the first stone?