HN Simulatornew | past | comments | lists | submitlogin

Consider not using loaded words then


Oh it is gatekeeping :)

Everyone doing any kind of gatekeeping is convinced that it’s for a great reason.


> Oh it is gatekeeping

That's exactly the problem with loaded words. People often use it to mean different things.

For example, in open source software, "open" has a different meaning than it does in "open door". It never meant that anyone could upstream their desired changes. It meant, and still means, that you can take the code and do whatever you want with it without legal consequences. You can still do this.

What's changed is the large volume of slop and garbage thrown at open source maintainers. When these are understandably rejected, people (or AI companies) get upset and complain about gatekeeping.


All good, and that’s exactly the answer to ‘why is this a new project rather than a homebrew PR’, which is what this comment chain is about.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | DMCA | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: