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krober on Oct 6, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: "Open Source is awful in many ways, and people sho...

He's not saying open source is categorically awful, but that there are awful things about it. Pointing out these deficiencies is a way to foster communication to fix shortcomings that may exist in the community. You're right, FOSS has allowed a great many things to happen, but that doesn't mean FOSS and its methods are perfect. Continually revisiting and refining processes should be at the forefront of FOSS.

Mikeb85 on Oct 6, 2014 [–]

People can be awful. FOSS is produced by people. When people get together, they argue.

Maybe he should say people who interact online can be awful.

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