nathfavour on Nostr: We need to hold open source software to a standard. I used to avoid criticizing open ...
We need to hold open source software to a standard.
I used to avoid criticizing open source until I built actual software and realized it's actually possible to build stuff that don't look like dogshit if you actually gave two shits about it.
Likewise, open source has become synonymous to dogshit. I visit a project, see a readme with zero installation docs in sight, a website that forces you onto a desktop before it opens, no setup docs. What the fuck is this??
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