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relistantoday at 8:12 AM2 repliesview on HN

Hacker News: “It’s unfair the burden put on maintainers of the core pillars of open source software. Show some respect for the maintainers, and do your best to contribute.”

… little changes …

Also Hacker News: “I have the right to tell you how to manage the project that you created and have maintained for 30+ years, because I feel very self-righteous about AI and code quality!”


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marginalia_nutoday at 8:14 AM

As HN consists of more than two people, it is home to multiple contradictory opinions. Furthermore, both points may be valid. As a user you might want working software, and as an open source maintainer, you aren't beholden to what the users want.

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