The OSS community needs to separate "I will be severely inconvenienced if you do not assist me" from "You are obligated to assist me."
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I have complicated feelings with regards to "What we owe the community", which is a non-zero amount. It's not an employment relationship.
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If it were employment -- you know, with actual money involved -- the employee would have absolute right to sever for any reason whatsoever.
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@patio11 as a former such kid, wish I knew back then how much leverage I had.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@patio11 I've heard stories of Big Freaking Companies saying "pls take $$$$ to add Feature X!", and OSSers saying "nah, not on our roadmap".Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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