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Re:I'm tired of this anti-Wayland horseshit by unethical_ban on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @11:12AM (#26002732)
Hot take: Maybe, if you're building something (or especially changing something) as a SME that many people use, and you fuck it up in a way most people don't like, you're still a jerk.

Maybe.

I think the discussion should happen.

Because I don't think "I wrote it, if you don't like it, you write it" is a 100% defense to hordes of upset users.

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Re:I'm tired of this anti-Wayland horseshit by dancek on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @11:17AM (#26002792)
When you have enough users, any change will make hordes of them unhappy, just because 0.01% is already a horde.
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Re:I'm tired of this anti-Wayland horseshit by tylersmith on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @12:24PM (#26003767)
There's no defense needed; nobody is on trial. These hordes of users can start paying for developers if they want certain work done.
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Re:I'm tired of this anti-Wayland horseshit by unethical_ban on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @12:32PM (#26003871)
You got me! The word defense is, in fact, only used in courts of law.
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Re:I'm tired of this anti-Wayland horseshit by ohgodplsno on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @11:26AM (#26002947)
Hot take: As a software engineer, or absolutely anything else, don't owe these people anything. I'm building software in the direction that I want to bring it. If they're unhappy, they're free to leave. But to have them come on public forums and call you a jerk, that's just comical.
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