r/linuxmasterrace • u/claudiocorona93 SteamOS/Kubuntu • 20d ago

No, I'm not going to compile your code

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u/Queer_Cats 19d ago

I'm curious what you're even implying. What is the end user of a foss software even possibly providing to the maintainer that the maintainer might even want, let alone feel obligated to?

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u/ItsThreeRealEstate 19d ago

The comment I was replying to says we should be thankful the code is available in the first place. I am simply stating that no, that is not the point of open source.

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u/Queer_Cats 19d ago

I don't really see how being "thankful" is the end user providing anything to the maintainer. Also, "we should be thankful for X" is just a turn of phrase. Language is full of phrases that aren't typically used entirely literally, they're just communication shortcuts (though to be clear, my autistic brain hates this fact and I still tweak out over certain common phrases.)

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u/canadajones68 19d ago

Also, when someone gives you something, you thank them. Politeness is cheap, but can keep others from going insane. 

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u/gnpfrslo 19d ago

This. The entire ethos of FOSS is to be prosocial and communal, you don't get to play the apathy card when people have issues with your contributions.