taco, bird/cat 1d ago

open source software developers are getting fed up and are finally recognizing that they can just fucking leave.

  • the owner of nvim-treesitter gets a really shitty comment from a user saying that the update to a required version broke their workflow
  • the owner replies saying "hey just pin what you need instead of mainlining it if you need this for an older version"
  • the shitty user replies back saying "go switch to something that doesn't require interacting with people"
  • the owner says "OK." and ARCHIVES THE REPO

https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter/discussions/8627

like, holy shit, what a power move.

Show threadluna the doggie  1d ago
@chirpbirb damn maybe people will finally start not taking shit for granted
Show threadAlice 1d ago
@lunareclipse @chirpbirb nah, they will now shit on the maintainer

then fork it and revert that commit, as well as rename main to master
Show threadAlice 1d ago
@lunareclipse @chirpbirb same as what happened with duckstation

the developer got so fed up with linux users he changed license to one that prohibits distribution (i.e. you can use the provided builds or build it yourself, but not package it) - and ofc linux users respected it and quietly left...

...haha no, they declared the developer the devil, and were (and still are) like: I don't care, you can't stop me
Show threadRaven6671d ago
@alice @lunareclipse @chirpbirb huh, funny coincidence in timeline https://s3kshun8.games/blog/flatpak-won/
Gabe Newell Is Shitting Yacht Money into Flatpak and You're Still Arguing about Init Systems

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@raven667 @alice @lunareclipse @chirpbirb that article read weird to me. Are they saying that all corporations sinking billions into Linux are benevolent? As if the corruption of Mozilla by Google’s money never happened?
Apr 6 at 11:31amWeb
Show threadRaven66710h ago
@eobet @alice @lunareclipse @chirpbirb no, I'm sure the simple "hot take" is not what they are talking about, but I guess everyone reads from their own perspective and gets something different out. They are talking about the ways that some companies invest in Linux desktop technologies, and the ways of distributing software that works for end users who aren't developers, enthusiests and hobbiests, like the work Valve has put into making SteamDeck a viable platform and the positive effects that has on the wider ecosystem. There is definitely a tension between the volunteers who make popular traditional Linux distros and their goals and the companies who turn Linux into products that compete with MS, Apple and Google.