>> "If that's the case, then why open source it at all"
> This is the part which made me feel you disagreed with it.
I am aware, and as I already explained, this is a rhetorical device which you mistook for my own personal belief. Obviously I don't believe OSS is bad. It's friggen great.
And that's a fair question. I am absolutely not saying that open source means you must maintain it. I am simply saying if you call yourself a maintainer then you are responsible for maintaining. If you don't want to maintain OSS, then don't. Just don't pretend you're a maintainer and that you have no responsibility to maintain. At best, pass it on to someone willing to maintain it. At worst, pretend you're working on it. As I said in my original comment, others should fork as needed.
And to add, I don't believe the original subject of the article, the now former maintainer of actix-web, did the wrong thing. I am in agreement with their decision to drop out. No one should be held to an unrealistic standard by entitled users and expected to put up with that BS. The part of my original comment that everyone has a problem with is seriously the least consequential phrase. Blows my mind that everyone is hyper focused on taking it out of context as well.
Thank you. I now see where we differ in our beliefs. We have to just agree that we may never agree on what responsibilities lie with a maintainer (if he is not paid for it by the users(s)).
> This is the part which made me feel you disagreed with it.
I am aware, and as I already explained, this is a rhetorical device which you mistook for my own personal belief. Obviously I don't believe OSS is bad. It's friggen great.
And that's a fair question. I am absolutely not saying that open source means you must maintain it. I am simply saying if you call yourself a maintainer then you are responsible for maintaining. If you don't want to maintain OSS, then don't. Just don't pretend you're a maintainer and that you have no responsibility to maintain. At best, pass it on to someone willing to maintain it. At worst, pretend you're working on it. As I said in my original comment, others should fork as needed.
And to add, I don't believe the original subject of the article, the now former maintainer of actix-web, did the wrong thing. I am in agreement with their decision to drop out. No one should be held to an unrealistic standard by entitled users and expected to put up with that BS. The part of my original comment that everyone has a problem with is seriously the least consequential phrase. Blows my mind that everyone is hyper focused on taking it out of context as well.