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just because some people are extra nice, doesn't mean that it is your right.

When you use free and open source software, respect the people who make the product and remember that they often do this in their spare time without any pay of any kind.


https://unixsheikh.com/articles/when-you-use-open-source-software-you-are-not-entitled-to-anything.html

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Ryan ✨ Pavlik
@danielsiepmann @foosel Yep, and acting entitled is one of the more annoying things that isn't prohibited by common codes of conduct... Recently @adafruit shared this which was an interesting read: https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2023/01/15/entitlement-burnout-and-toxicity/
@Gina Häußge @adafruit
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Helmut Hummel
@rpavlik @foosel @adafruit

TIL about "Entitlement"

Thanks Ryan for this link

https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2023/01/15/entitlement-burnout-and-toxicity/

This explains so much of my frustrations as a OSS maintainer, which I previously had no concrete words for.
@Gina Häußge @adafruit @Ryan ✨ Pavlik
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