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Re:“I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from be... by rodorgas on Thursday July 12, 2018 @05:40PM (#17518855)
It's the same behaviour of ordinary users, in general. A developer who uses your library is, basically, a user. They see your work as an obligation, not as a gift you are giving to everyone.
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Re:“I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from be... by Groxx on Thursday July 12, 2018 @06:16PM (#17519069)
I was going to say the same thing. Free users are famously bad users in general, and open source stuff is often free too.
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