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Re:Why we never thank open source maintainers by skybrian on Thursday November 23, 2017 @01:40PM (#15767004)
It's going to depend on how the response is worded.

I wouldn't want to assume that someone asking for a feature is willing to pay for it. I also wouldn't want to make an offer unless I'm serious about doing it if they say yes.

But, if you are doing contract work, letting people know it's an option seems like a good thing?

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Re:Why we never thank open source maintainers by dictum on Thursday November 23, 2017 @02:40PM (#15767351)
Agreed on all points.

Perhaps I'm advocating for a frivolous courtesy versus a fully rational process. Maybe the rational process works better than my suggested approach, but my intuition says no, and would prefer that it be done in a way that communicates "I can help you, but money is a requirement", not "I really wish you would fuck off, but here's an alternative".

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