Re:Shen 17 released under BSD license
by kybernetikos on Wednesday February 04, 2015 @02:57AM
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> I would suggest we express our concerns on the mailing list in a constructive manner.
You're probably right that this is the most effective thing to do.
On the other hand, it's hard to maintain enthusiasm for engaging with a community when you feel ever so slightly scammed. This is almost certainly an overreaction, but I wasn't really bought into the community anyway and donated because I wanted to see it flourish on principle. The reasons I donated are certainly compromised by this stunt and I almost certainly wouldn't have donated if I'd realised up front that it was BSD plus commentary that was being proposed.
You're probably right that this is the most effective thing to do.
On the other hand, it's hard to maintain enthusiasm for engaging with a community when you feel ever so slightly scammed. This is almost certainly an overreaction, but I wasn't really bought into the community anyway and donated because I wanted to see it flourish on principle. The reasons I donated are certainly compromised by this stunt and I almost certainly wouldn't have donated if I'd realised up front that it was BSD plus commentary that was being proposed.