Comment by Hedja
5 years ago
To assume certain conditions that are not explicitly laid out without even talking to the person providing you the service is literally entitlement. It seems like you've made assumptions that turned out wrong. I've fallen for it too in the past. Not everyone thinks the same thing so people's assumptions are always different. The key thing is, when your assumptions don't turn out true, to learn from it.
In the case of open source, it's worth asking the maintainer what the terms are if you're unsure. The LICENSE always says that authors and contributors are not liable for any outcome, either as an ALL CAPS paragraph or a clearly defined section.
Everything is provided as-is so you can't expect anything. It's on you to pick up after them if you still need the project.
Exactly. The open source community is far from homogenous, and people who engage in it (maintainers, packagers, <s>leechers</s> users, etc.) tend to have wildly different expectations that vary from person to person. I’m sure RMS, some Contributor Covenant wielder and I won’t ever agree on a set of assumptions.
Moreover, companies present themselves as “active, dependable project”s then go belly up all the time. Not sure why hobby projects should be held to a higher standard.