On Thu, 2019-09-19 at 20:36 -0700, Gordon Messmer wrote:
> On 9/19/19 7:12 AM, Kevin Kofler wrote:
> > It is absolutely not realistic to expect all end users to become package
> > maintainers.
> 
> Sure, isn't it also unrealistic to expect to receive a massive library 
> of software and contribute nothing in return?  Do you have an inherent 
> right to the product of the work that other people do to fulfill their 
> own needs?  Free Software requires participation.
> 
> You've complained that Fedora has become about dropping things, but 
> those "things" don't exist unless someone makes them.

Please note, I'm not sure if you're aware, but it's certainly not the
case that Kevin "contribute[s] nothing in return". He's worked on
Fedora packaging, especially around KDE, for many years.
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Adam Williamson
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