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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by hperrin@lemmy.world to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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When you're talking to an open source dev, just remember that they are literally giving you their time for free, and they are people who don't like to be treated poorly.

Edit: Just to be clear, I don’t mean any ill will toward the guy. He’s frustrated and he’s just taking it out in the wrong venue at the wrong people, but that doesn’t mean he’s a bad person.

Edit 2: The reinstalling he’s talking about is NPM. So just running npm install. It’s because he tried removing the node_modules directory, which is a reasonable thing to do, but it means you need to reinstall the modules with that command.

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[-] ogeist@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

There is always a risk using libraries from others. If you install something without knowing what you are doing and without considering the risks, you should not be installing it.

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[-] zmrl@lemmy.run 14 points 10 months ago

Just wanted to say I'm a big fan of SMUI. I admire and appreciate the work you have done with it.

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[-] demesisx@infosec.pub 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Don’t be that second guy, use Nix.

I agree with OP, but the whole confrontation could’ve been avoided in the first place if all dependencies were spelled out to the letter in the form of a flake.nix with the latest accompanying flake.lock file.

[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago

Don't be the guy who ignores reports that your software doesn't work with new dependency versions just because you can't be arsed to test with anything else even if the report looks like a legitimate problem.

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[-] null@slrpnk.net 7 points 10 months ago

Upvoted in Nix solidarity. One day they'll understand.

[-] demesisx@infosec.pub 10 points 10 months ago

I think it’s funny. We are the new “I use Arch, BTW” and I’m happy to embrace it.

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[-] ky56@aussie.zone 11 points 10 months ago

Open source developers: Why aren't more people using open source software software for everything. It's better.

Also open source developers: Oh it broke your computer, well that's your problem. You should have had a software engineering degree in order to vet the software yourself.

User goes back to closed source paid spyware.. ahem software.

Open source developers: Why aren't more people using open source software software for everything. It's better.

[-] ky56@aussie.zone 7 points 10 months ago

The entitlement of the open source community can be astonishingly deaf. You tell users that open source is better, users try it and your response is, oh it's free software, you get what you pay for.

Pay who? If I donate do I get paid support? Almost any other paid product/service based off that project almost certainly won't be open source and probably subscription spyware. So your answer to use open source is don't use open source???

If this is your attitude on your repo then don't imply/demonstrate it as for production ready use. It a personal fun dev project not fit for mainstream use. Pick a side, you can't have both.

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