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cameronbosch :endeavourOS:

@vkc When it comes to the DEs / WMs / Wayland compositors themselves, I agree. Unfortunately, some projects have very rude developers working for them, and those people end up ruining it for others like me.

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supernov

@cameronbosch @vkc problem with that, for me, is that every project seems to have "that one". Thereby I can't use anything. I jist decided to choose the product and not a person (unless it's a reallllly bad person ofcourse).

Vint Prox

@supernov @cameronbosch @vkc Unless the unwanted party has their hands on the UI/UX most of the time, all is usable to me. I found frontend to be a face of any project that only benefits users under such scrutiny. The next on the list would probably be an API, as it's a dev user land, and if they can't find the common ground with the prominent contributors it'll soon be nobody's land.

Miroslav Kravec

@cameronbosch @vkc as a consumer using open-source for free (mostly, except few donations), I don't care at all, whether the developer(s) is rude or not. If the developer(s) does the good job producing useful software for people, it's what counts the most.

Of course, nice is better. But value over niceness.

And, don't forget it's often charitable act of those developers... Unless one is sponsoring them, there's zero right for acting entitled about developer's time and attention.

cameronbosch :endeavourOS:

@kravemir @vkc I agree EXCEPT when that project is in a position of power and their decisions hurt other projects as well. (I'd rather not give examples.)

Miroslav Kravec

@cameronbosch @vkc well, that's beyond rude. More like hostile or harmful.

And, one can be nice, but still hostile and harmful, and making decisions that hurt other projects.

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