Don’t be an idiot

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 1, 2011

“While I agree with Zemlin on non-contributors being idiots, the
issue I have with him is this quote on the “moral issue” of
contributing back. He seems to think is no longer important, and in
another quote he says: “It doesn’t matter. I don’t care if anyone
contributes back.” He may be talking about businesses here, but
it’s unclear. For the sake of argument, let’s say he’s not talking
about businesses — just in case — and that he doesn’t
care if anyone contributes back.

That’s going to be a bit of a problem. On an ethical and moral
plane, there is always an obligation to give back something for
getting something.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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