As it’s widely known, more often than not “criticism” of open source software quickly devolves into hate and toxicity. Helpful criticism is great but be careful with defending the “criticism culture” around foss, it’s often angry unhappy people that want it all for free on a golden platter, and yesterday.
Sure, hate and toxicity themselves should be called out. But that's not what's happening here, and not what GP comment was referring to. It doesn't make any sense to throw out the baby of legitimate criticism with the bathwater of toxicity.
Re:Python dicts are now ordered
by onlydeadheroes on Friday February 07, 2020 @01:07PM
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That does not matter, nothing is above criticism.
It does matter. If people get hate for doing work on open source they will stop doing work on open source. Yes you can be critical of everything, but the hate that some people spew toward certain open projects is not only nauseating but actively damaging to the community.
I don't agree with the complaints about ordering ducts, but this is a ludicrous response. Appreciation of volunteers' work on Python isn't diminished by criticism of language features or changes. In fact, it enhances it: if people have opinions about the project you work on, it's a good sign that it's important, significant work. I've contributed to OSS projects before, and the ones in use by more than just my friends and I were naturally the ones that felt the most meaningful.