A note I found in my journal, from seven years ago, on the day I was summoned to participate in a jury of my peers:
I have to go to jury duty as a member of this democracy. what if I had a summons to contribute to open source software because I use FOOS?
Imagine voluntarily sharing such an objectively stupid idea.
Some people really seem to think the entire world needs to watch their brains fall out.
That’s too harsh. They are sharing their thoughts on their personal website. No one needs to do anything here.
Also, as a person who believes that all software should be free, I don’t think that is an objectively stupid idea.
I agree, and do regret the harshness of my initial response.
I thought about editing or removing the response, but we did have some follow up in the thread (where I qualified some of my reasons), so I thought it better to leave me being a dick to a stranger untouched in that whole context. It opens up further discussion from others and serves to remind me to take a breath to consider why others post idealistic, well meaning content.
Not everyone’s had their idealism battered out of them by greedy companies and stupid managers yet. 😅
I like the idea and I like that she’s sharing it.
I mean, sure? Fill yer boots.
That’s what the public forum is: a collection of different opinions and perspectives.
I think the state forcing someone to both learn to code and then force them to contribute to a state-approved FOSS project (as that’s how it will be selected) is, IMHO, the opposite of everything right in the world. But I also get that some people find comfort in things or circumstances that horrify me.
To each their own and, again, fill yer boots. 🤷♂️
much better than your initial comment - you come across a lot better.