It’s not like just anyone can fork any project and continue developing it.
Why not?
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Nilz@sopuli.xyz 4 hours agoI hear this argument a lot about many things but how is “just fork it” the answer? It’s not like just anyone can fork any project and continue developing it. The alternative would be forking it and consider it final version or what?
theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Nilz@sopuli.xyz 4 hours ago
Well sure, software gets forked and continued all the time, but there’s quite a stark difference between just using open source software or actively maintain it. Not everyone is a software developer, so I still don’t see why “just fork it” is the answer. Those who have the capabilities probably already thought of it no?
theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
software gets forked and continued all the time
If you understand that this is true, then I don’t really understand your argument. If this happens all the time for other software, then why can’t it for Lutris? You’re just saying that people who are not software developers cannot develop software? Okay… yeah.
Nilz@sopuli.xyz 3 hours ago
I’m not providing any argument, I’m just asking.
ogeist@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
But if it’s your project and you build the software for yourself, then why should he do what someone else wants?
The just fork it argument is valid as the source is open, there are several projects born from forks. Specifically for game/wine managers there are other options…
Regardless of the slop, I’m grateful to the developers and maintainers that take the time to share their work.