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I'm certainly not going to stop publishing software with permissive licenses. I'll just adhere to the disclaimer I include with that software: I provide no warranty that it is fit for any particular use. Use it as you will, but don't expect any guarantee that I'll support whatever needs your supply chain has.


That's the current state that the author considers untenable, right?


My read of TFA is that author is complaining that companies are trying to push responsibilities onto FOSS authors that don't belong with the FOSS authors.

He includes complaints about Github there, but those are easily resolved by not using Github.

I believe that the author and I are on the same page here, generally. Have I misunderstood his essay?




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