I don’t agree with this newer idea that has arisen that FOSS authors are “victims.”

It’s up to you to set boundaries (or prices) and communicate them, like an adult. If one is still rude and entitled then ban them from the repo, or let people fork, but not before looking in the mirror first and reflecting at your own behavior.

(I’m trying to imagine folks painting xfree86 maintainers as victims back in the day when xorg forked them for intransigence. The point is disagreements happen, deal with them.)

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otikik 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I think "we will ban and publicly shame you if you waste our time" is a very clear and adult boundary.

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rolph an hour ago | parent | next [-]

i remember my first time being a chanop on IRC.

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mixmastamyk 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It could be a childish overreaction. See this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46718635

As always it depends on the circumstances, but should default to quietly closing with WONTFIX. Others have said Daniel is typically helpful and respectful so there we go.

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wtallis 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

What you linked to is not really evidence, just an unsubstantiated allegation. Over the top public shaming is something that should be pretty easy to provide direct evidence of. When Linus Torvalds does it, it gets repeatedly brought up in forums like this for many years.

	▲	mixmastamyk an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I have no reason to believe it is a lie, and it sounds plausible. A 'public shaming' should be a last resort is my assertion, and I stand by it.

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zahlman 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The point is to deter further contributions of the same form, including from other users.

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samus 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

This is not the first time the curl project complains about bogus and excessive bug reports.

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ghostly_s 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Afaict github allows you to disable 'Issues' per repo, yet few do. I presume that means they are okay engaging with issues on some level, but I find it odd almost none post a policy/expectations around them.

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zahlman 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> I’m trying to imagine folks painting xfree86 maintainers as victims back in the day when xorg forked them for intransigence. The point is disagreements happen, deal with them.

... Did they try anything as petty as the xorg maintainers are nowadays?