On 03/22/2018 09:44 PM, Jonathan M Davis wrote:
On Thursday, March 22, 2018 21:25:11 Nick Sabalausky via Digitalmars-d
wrote:
On 03/18/2018 11:43 PM, Norm wrote:
We don't want to be treated special. We don't want to give back. This is
the *entire* point.
An attitude like that and there's any wonder it didn't work out? Sheesh.
This is the thing about OSS: The business willing to give back (and
there are many such businesses) are the ones that reap benefits. The
companies that wilfully cling to zero-sum bullshit are on their own, by
their own choice, and open themselves to allowing their competitors to
take the advantage for themselves. That is the way of the world, that is
the way of reality.
D can't be held responsible for self-defeating zero-sum, "us vs them"
mentalities. Sheesh.
While I do think that there's a lot to be said for companies who are willing
to use open source and give back to the community in the process, there are
plenty of people (and not just companies) who just want a tool to get things
done. And I don't think that there's anything wrong with that.
I agree. The problem is with saying "I want X, and I'm not willing to
offer anything for it." And then wondering why it doesn't work out.
