On Monday, 8 September 2014 at 13:36:37 UTC, Ola Fosheim Grøstad
wrote:
Attempting to fork D's syntax is harmful to D. Please stop.
it's easy: just close the code. this will effectively stop
people who
want to experiment.
It is funny how people one day tell you to create
proofs-of-concept in order stifle arguments for change, then
the next day when you create proofs-of-concept you are treated
as a traitor…
With many freedoms come many responsibilities. The fact that you
can fork the syntax and no one sue you for it (or actively try to
stop you from doing it) does not mean that it won't harm your
public image and overall attitude from some of community members.
I think http://xkcd.com/1357/ fits the spirit here quite nicely.
