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>>jashke+(OP)
> You are responsible for your own needs. If you want things, make them.

>I am grateful for the contributions of the community. Every Clojure release incorporates many contributions. [...] Open source is a no-strings-attached gift, and all participants should recognize it as such.

>The time to re-examine preconceptions about open source is right now. Morale erosion amongst creators is a real thing.

Sad that it has to be said. I think as a creator you need to brace yourself for the reality of what it means to offer something to the world. There is a sort of normal distribution of consumers and some can be surprisingly toxic.

>>Isamu+L3
Interestingly, this isn't just isolated to open source. I've heard similar sentiments expressed by artists of popular works, including but not limited to:

- Game developers

- Authors of popular novels that have yet to finish ("GRRM is not your bitch")

- Star Wars

>>madrox+a5
To be fair, there is a difference between someone who gives away something, be it software or otherwise, and someone who sells something.