Comment by gwd
6 months ago
> You're just having some abstract, theoretical conversation that has no basis in what has happened
I'm having a conversation about principles; and my principle is that there should be a path to redemption. When people screw up, instead of just knee-jerk piling on because we can, we should ask, "What would be a reasonable thing to expect them to do to make it right?"
> Whatever the path is - could even be paying or even hiring the original dev
Sure, this would be a strong action on the "making it right" direction.
> they haven't done ANYTHING in that direction.
This just isn't true. They said they said they were in the wrong. They changed the license, removing all traces of the illegal license. That's not nothing.
Yes, they also downplayed their mistake, which kind of undermines the "admit fault" step. Yes, they could have gone much further to make things right, by for instance hiring the original dev.
They could have done better, but they also could have done worse.
You're either not communicating in good faith, or just a complete fool.
Any sensible person would agree with you in the abstract.
But you're having the conversation in a thread where the person who should be seeking redemption has done the opposite. What you seem to considerinimally redeeming and seemingly even applauding, MANY people consider to be making the situation worse - a disingenuous apology, and only because they got caught. THAT is what we're piling on about, not the initial (egregious) infraction.
Anyway, I'm done here.