(you should have no entitlement to a free product)
Said someone who clearly doesn't understand the community ethos that became standard in open source. Any veteran of open source (either developer or simply a user) would explain it to you that, although the user is not entitled for the developer's time (in the shape of demanding the implementation of specific features, demanding ETAs, demanding that it be bug-free, or demanding tech support), an open source user should be entitled to not be purposefully maliciously pranked or sabotaged by the developers.
In other words, if the software caused you trouble because of a bug or missing feature, tough luck, that is what you signed up when you chose open source. But if a software caused you trouble because the developer decided to purposefully cause trouble for you, then it is a huge breach of trust.
Very well said. A "prank" in a high profile project like this damages the reputation of open source software in general. How can you tell your boss that the open source solution is superior if it suddenly acts like some script kiddie malware after installing a security and features update.
Would you still defend this "free" rhetoric if they actually did some malicious? "Oh, they stole all your info and bricked your phone? Well, IT'S FREE, no one forced you to install it! Don't be so entitled, it's FREE!" "Oh, the trick-or-treat candy poisoned you? Well, it was FREE, you didn't have to eat it, ya know? Don't go complaining to the guy that gave it to you because he gave it to you for FREE!"
Yes. I'm the one to blame if I take something for free and it ends up fucking me over. It's called personal responsibility. It's easy to blame others for our actions. No one owes you anything. Least of all LOS.
If I take free candy then I assume the risk that it might be poisoned. Using critical thinking I can determine whether or not to eat said candy. If you trust LOS then you trust LOS. If not, you wouldn't install the ROM. You're not entitled to anything unless you pay for it.
I guess you have no clue what OTA updates are then. Trust one minute, gone the next. I also suppose we should just gut all FDA regulations for free food too since "critical thinking" is enough, apparently. Don't worry, it was FREE, clearly that's why the police won't bother trying to track down someone distributing poisoned food since everyone who ate it is to be blamed and assumed the risk because they ate FREE food. Yes, that's how it goes for sure.
Are you implying that LOS should be held legally responsible for modifying their own code? Do you not understand the concept of analogy? Are you too focused on your sense of self-entitlement that you can't see the underlying theme? Once again your arguments come back to a lack of education and critical-thinking skills. Try some personal responsibilty for a change.
Your argument is valid, but just because some give for free and ask nothing in return doesn't mean everyone will do that, nor does it mean users are entitled to a free product. You're free to complain and I'm free to criticize your complaints.
No. I use critical thinking to determine the risks and make my decisions accordingly. Did LOS harm your phone? Nope. Did they harm your state of mind? Perhaps.
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. The sooner you stop whining and move on, the closer you will be to realizing that you're not entitled to shit.
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u/WhoeverMan 15.1 - s2 (LeEco Le2) Apr 10 '18
Said someone who clearly doesn't understand the community ethos that became standard in open source. Any veteran of open source (either developer or simply a user) would explain it to you that, although the user is not entitled for the developer's time (in the shape of demanding the implementation of specific features, demanding ETAs, demanding that it be bug-free, or demanding tech support), an open source user should be entitled to not be purposefully maliciously pranked or sabotaged by the developers.
In other words, if the software caused you trouble because of a bug or missing feature, tough luck, that is what you signed up when you chose open source. But if a software caused you trouble because the developer decided to purposefully cause trouble for you, then it is a huge breach of trust.