Re: Bear Blog license
Regarding the Bear license controversy and Herman’s latest post:
... but about 10% of the Hacker News crowd got really mean about it without taking the time to understand the context.
A tale as old as time. I’m sorry.
Here's one vote: Herman, your license change makes complete sense to me, and you have my full support. Congratulations and thank you for creating a wonderful platform, and please do what you need to do to protect its longevity and your ability to justify continued personal investment in it. Bravo, keep it up. 👏
Perhaps I’m biased here, as I’ve never understood FOSS zealotry. And I use that term deliberately. Those folks’ black-and-white thinking and unwillingness to compromise smacks of religious fanaticism.
I suppose we should take it for granted that 10% of any large internet audience will be fanatics, or trolls, or assholes, or suffering from anger-management issues, or all of the above. Let them shout at each other on HN while the rest of us think and behave like adults.
TTFN