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A comment on Open Source does not mean “Includes Free Support”. Parent comment
Ignoring: for the maintainer: open loop or maybe hidden closed loop (e.g. afraid of confrontation); for the requester: open loop.
The intention of saying no is a closed loop.
> Nobody should ever have the expectation...
Yes, but that's not a pragmatic solution. People sometimes DO have the expectation.
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Ignoring: for the maintainer: open loop or maybe hidden closed loop (e.g. afraid of confrontation); for the requester: open loop.
The intention of saying no is a closed loop.
> Nobody should ever have the expectation...
Yes, but that's not a pragmatic solution. People sometimes DO have the expectation.