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Re:Gitea blocks PR from community, charging $$ for open-sour... by gjsman-1000 on Monday September 09, 2024 @11:36AM (#41489587)
My rant was in general, not against this specific issue, just as I believe the OP's post is. Yeah, taking advantage of volunteer work, not a great thing even if legal.

On the other hand, the unsympathetic side of me says, "That's the license; those are the rules of the game which everyone voluntarily agreed to; and you don't have to like how some people play the game."

There's no place in FOSS licenses for "Rule #7: Don't do anything that isn't nice."

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Re:Gitea blocks PR from community, charging $$ for open-sour... by tempfile on Monday September 09, 2024 @12:14PM (#41490023)
> My rant was general, not against this specific issue

Sure, and the comment you're replying to also explained the error in your argument in general. Being privileged and exploited are not mutually exclusive. "those are the rules of the game" is not very far from saying "everything that is possible is fair". It's the logic of a bully.

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