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by Turing_Machine 4475 days ago
No, it isn't.

It's the whole point of FOSS. If it doesn't work for you, fix it.

This criticism is especially off-base given that the OP said he wanted something he could control. Use the source, Luke!

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No, he said:

"I'd rather bet on something you can implement all by yourself without needing to wade through a thousand page spec."

pdf.js was obviously outside the bounds of what he said he wanted from the beginning. You stubbornly brought it up anyway, then gave a nasty, clichéd response when he pointed out exactly why it was the wrong answer.

"If it doesn't work for you, fix it" is ridiculous. It's saying "here's this thing that doesn't do what you want, go make it do what you want instead of using these other things that already do what you want".