[OSM-talk] STFU

[Chris Hill]

On 02/02/13 22:07, Paweł Paprota wrote:
> On 02/02/2013 10:23 PM, Chris Hill wrote:
>> Threats to leave the project remind me of the bullshit thrown around
>>  during licence-change when hardly anyone actually had the balls to
>> follow through. If people are so unhappy then go, but do so quickly
>> and quietly and leave the people really interested in OSM to continue
>> making the very best map database we can.
>
> So you don't acknowledge that there are people (like me) who are "really
> interested in OSM" and same time they are discouraged by a situation
> like this and are considering leaving the project?
>
> By your logic either everyone has to STFU and agree with the actions of
> OSMF or they have to leave the project because they are not really
> interested in OSM.
>
Actually, no, you are twisting my words. The world is not black and 
white, it is shades of gray. There is a a place where you can care about 
OSM and disagree with the board, just not abuse and criticise them them 
for volunteering to do a hard job or threaten to to stop your 
development work out of spite.

Actually, I question just how valuable the work is of someone who uses 
it to threaten the community with withdrawing it if he is a bit upset. I 
prefer to see the work given freely without strings attached - that's 
what I see as what Open means. YMMV.

-- 
Cheers, Chris
user: chillly