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by account42 23 days ago
People don't need to do anything when they are volunteering their free time - they can run a distro that is not up to your standards if they want to.
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Then I don't want to hear sob stories about how someone nuked half of the public repo, or how someone managed to put a backdoor in some low-level dependency that half of the world's servers rely on. I also don't want them to expect to be taken seriously, either.

It's not the 00s anymore. You are not special if you can post code that compiles to a central repository where people can duplicate and modify it. There are entire colleges in most developed nations that have 18-year-olds who can do the same thing now. The key to being taken seriously is figuring out how to do that sustainably and responsibly.

Why did you consciously click into this article and comments section if you don't want to hear about it? You're free to scroll on at any time.