If not paying for code is and was such a key/core "policy", why has it not been documented? Or is this something people can easily understand?
On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 11:14 PM Sam Ruby <ru...@intertwingly.net> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 6:03 PM Sage Sharp <sharp@otter.technology> wrote: > > > > On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 2:48 PM Jim Jagielski <j...@jagunet.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > On 2019/06/26 20:55:52, Naomi S <n...@tumbolia.org> wrote: > > > > if you can’t justify that rule beyond “that’s how we do it”, it’s a > > > useless> > > > > rule and should be abandoned. if you can’t find a reason beyond “we > > > should> > > > > be neutral”, that’s the end of the productive discussion as far as > I’m> > > > > concerned lol> > > > > > > It has been justified numerous times by several people. It has been a > > > guiding principle for decades. Now you are free to ignore all that, or > > > disregard that (you can't teach people who refuse to learn), but > pretending > > > that the only justification that has ever been made for it is "that’s > how > > > we do it" is just plain silly and disingenuous and so obviously false > that > > > I am somewhat embarrassed to even respond to it. > > > > I'm new to ASF culture and norms. Can you please point me to a public > > document that outlines why the ASF does not pay for software development? > > This thread may help: https://s.apache.org/IxFr. TL;DR: as far as we > know, the why is not documented, but Ross's explanation in that thread > is helpful. > > > Sage Sharp > > Outreachy Organizer > > - Sam Ruby >
