vkc (Veronica Explains)Apr 7
That FOSS project you're complaining about doesn't owe you anything send toot
Markus GöllnitzApr 7
Show threadvkc (Veronica Explains)

There's a *huge* difference between "I would like [software] better if they did [idea]" vs "[software] is bad unless the devs do [idea]".

Unless you're the dev, you should take some time and think about how you word that sentence!

Apr 7 at 3:12pmWeb
Show threadvkc (Veronica Explains)Apr 7
Throwing stones is easy. Learning stonecraft is challenging. And they are *not* the same thing.
Show threadvkc (Veronica Explains)Apr 7

And before some clever respondent brings it up, yes, this includes projects I've criticized.

For example: GNU Image Manipulation Program doesn't *owe* me a name change. At the same time, I don't *owe* them donations, promotion, attention, or the usage of their offensive acronym.

That's FOSS, folks. It's got warts sometimes

Show threadMindiellApr 7
@vkc TIL that GNU Image Manipulation Program should be renamed. Now, I need to find a new name and propose it ;)
Show threadIanApr 7
@Mindiell @vkc That "Glimpse" name seems pretty on-point. "Gaze" could also work if we're trying to keep the "G" from "GNU" and are going for a word that references visuals.
Show threadIrishMASMSApr 7
@vkc now I have the Simpsons stonecutter song in my head. Thanks for the earworm!
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Show threadpiegamesApr 14

@vkc as a dev, the commonly seen argument of "just fix it yourself" brings a dilemma: I have plenty software of my own that needs fixing, if I want to fix the software I'm complaining about I must stop fixing my software which other people are complaining about. Is this desirable?

For example I'm usually loud at complaining about Matrix, and I'd love being part of a project that does everything better from scratch, but that would mean dropping all my efforts at making Nix less shitty, and ugh

Show threadmmu_manApr 7
@vkc and devs are usually grateful for donations…