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growse | 17 days ago

It's a social contract, which for many people is a moral contract.

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StopDisinfo910|17 days ago

Where is this mythical social contract found? I stand by my point: it's a software license, not a marriage.

Free users certainly would like it to be a social contract like I would like to be gifted a million dollars. Sadly, I still have to work and can't infinitely rely on the generosity of others.

growse|17 days ago

The social contract is found (and implicitly negotiated) in the interactions between humans, ie: society.

account42|17 days ago

Where is the contract to return the shopping cart to the corral?

627467|17 days ago

Show me a FOSS license where a commitment to indefinite maintenance is promised.

account42|17 days ago

Social contracts are typically unwritten so the license would be the wrong place to look for it.

PKop|16 days ago

Expectations are maybe fine maybe not, but it's funny that people can slap the word moral onto their expectation of others being obligated to do free work for them, and it's supposed to make them be the good guys here.

Why do you presume to think your definition of morals is shared by everyone? Why is entitlement to others labor the moral position, instead of the immoral position?

growse|16 days ago

> Why is entitlement to others labor the moral position, instead of the immoral position?

You seem to be mistaking me for someone arguing that anyone is entitled to others' labour?

kube-system|16 days ago

No, social contracts require some sort of mutual benefit.