MovédLanApr 19, 2017
Man, could you imagine if other workers reacted like tech Industry ones do?
"my car broke down." "UH, HOW ABOUT YOU MAKE YOUR OWN CAR THEN?"
"My pants ripped." "LEARN A SEWING LANGUAGE THEN"
Show threadSpacedragon
@Lanthus Forgetting of course that cars and pants are not free, but open source software usually is.
Apr 19, 2017 at 3:23pmWeb
Show threadit's B! Cavello 🐝Apr 19, 2017
@wogan @Lanthus I think you're projecting by thinking this is only about open source.
Show threadSpacedragon Apr 19, 2017

@b_cavello @Lanthus It largely is though.

Software/technology that's paid for usually includes some sort of support. If it breaks, it gets fixed at the vendor's expense.

Show threadit's B! Cavello 🐝Apr 19, 2017
@wogan @Lanthus I'll point to the video games industry (and, admittedly, pop culture user base) as a great example of "well, just make your own" response.
Potentially exacerbated is OSS for the reasons you mentioned, tho
Show threadSpacedragon Apr 19, 2017

@b_cavello @Lanthus Ahh, but that's a different problem domain.

Vehicles, healthcare, power, water, those things are very very difficult to create and maintain efficiently, and "Do It Yourself" is hardly an option.

Culture - books, music, art, and games - very much IS a "Do It Yourself" sphere. That's what art is all about - people creating and expressing.

So if you don't like a piece of culture, just make a better one. That's always worked, far as I know.

Show threadit's B! Cavello 🐝Apr 19, 2017
@wogan @Lanthus not sure I agree on the dichotomy there, but I see your point.
Show threadSpacedragon Apr 19, 2017

@b_cavello @Lanthus For eg if you were paying me a monthly fee for something, and it broke, I can't tell you to "go fix it yourself".

First thing you'd do is cancel and demand a refund, and rightly so.