Is there an apache document somewhere that talks about how open source software works (something similar to what I wrote below)? There's been several times when it's been appropriate to direct people to something like this.
The only thing I could find was the link below, and it doesn't quite cover it. http://www.apache.org/foundation/faq.html#what-is-apache-NOT-about ========== What is Apache not about? [...] to demand someone else to fix your bugs. ========== > Mike Kienenberger commented on MYFACES-91: > ------------------------------------------ > [...] open source software works like this: > > If the software does what you need it to do, great! > If you want a new feature, submit a patch. > > The MyFaces committers are not your personal free workforce where you just > throw out ideas and they implement them. Someone could come along and > implement your feature request, but no one is under any obligation to write > your software for you :) Since it's been several months, then you probably > need to implement it yourself.
