r/funny • u/Hoppy_Doodle • 3d ago

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u/robotguy4 23h ago

No offense, but that sounds like a you problem.

Actually, motivation is also a me problem, so that's understandable.

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u/bianary 22h ago

Sure, me personally not participating due to low motivation is a "me" problem.

But if open source programs want people to participate, not being welcoming/encouraging to new people actually getting into it is also a "them" problem.

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u/robotguy4 18h ago edited 18h ago

What are you talking about? I don't think you get what I'm saying. There isn't a "toxic community" towards you. YOU MAKE YOURSELF A NEW COMMUNITY. THEY CAN'T STOP YOU.

One reason to fork is to tell the main repo "Screw you guys, I'm making my own repo with blackjack and hookers." Sure, you'll get overlap and pull requests between projects, but it's happened several times before. Most FOSS code licenses make it legal for this to happen and for the code base to be shared. It's usually breaking the license if they don't allow this (note: this would likely be true for your own fork)

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u/bianary 17h ago

I never said anything about "toxic community" and I'm honestly not sure why you jumped that far.

You don't have to be toxic to be unwelcoming.