On Monday, 18. February 2008, Gregory 'guardian' Pakosz wrote:
to sum it up, ready when ready still applies and said in a vulgar way, open source is not the excuse for being messy/lazy/careless - because although it's open source and you're doing it in you spare time etc, you have responsibilities towards your user base
You only have responsibilities towards your user base if you promised any features or maintenance. If you didn't, or even disclaim that any code that you put out into the wild just will suit your personal needs only (and be developed when you feel like it) then the original creator has just as much responsibility as the rest of the community that uses the code, that is, none. If you want the developer to bear responsibility then that's what service contracts are there for. The only responsibility all developers who upload code for public consumption is to make way for other people when they can't keep up serious maintenance anymore. That's how I view that issue. Regards, Jakob