Users of popular open-source libraries 'colors' and 'faker' were left stunned after they saw their applications, using these libraries, printing gibberish data and breaking. Some surmised if the NPM libraries had been compromised, but it turns out there's more to the story.
  • brombek@lemmy.ml
    2·
    3 years ago

    GitHub has reportedly suspended the developer’s account.

    Microsoft: You’re fired! (revokes all “free” services)

  • AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml
    1·
    3 years ago

    I genuinely feel bad for the guy. Got screwed over by corporations freeloading off his work with no chance of ever holding his own against them.

    While I don’t condone what he did, I completely understand his frustration and why he acted out like this.

  • drone621@lemmy.ml
    11·
    3 years ago

    Honestly, good for him. Yeah, I’m sure it was an inconvenience for a lot of people that didn’t necessarily do anything wrong, but it’s funny how it’s an open source “community” when people are profiting off your free labor without even thinking about where libraries came from, but when you need some support and withdraw that gift you’re the enemy.

    • Thann@lemmy.ml
      0·
      3 years ago

      If you don’t like it when “people are profiting off your free labor without even thinking about where libraries came from”, don’t use free licences…

      • Ephera@lemmy.ml
        1·
        3 years ago

        Sure, but just because you’ve open-sourced something at some point, doesn’t mean you have to maintain it for free forever. If we require that level of commitment, no one is ever going to open-source anything.