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Comment by mlrtime | Hacker News Reader

Bad analogy, MinIO isn't a basic commodity required for life.

Maybe a car analogy (because they hardly work). It's like lending your car to someone everyday then stopping, then the person complains that they have no way to get around. But there is walking, biking, busses or buying your own car.

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I don't see how "basic commodity required for life" is a necessary criteria for any ethical standards to apply at all. This is about trust, community and how to be a good project steward.

Then will you be volunteering your time and resources? Remember: once you start volunteering, you cannot stop, because you will "break everyone's trust and expectations" or even be "malicious". Happy volunteering.

The claim isn’t that “you cannot stop”, but that it’s rude to not communicate about that ahead of time.

Of course the entitlement to volunteer work is also rude, and in my opinion worse.

This is exactly what happens when you volunteer. When you've had enough, or just want to spend your time in other ways, you're hounded to come back, to continue to help, and to varying degrees made to feel guilty because you decided to stop doing something that you had been offering for free.

I don't think this is a reason to never volunteer but you have to develop a thick skin, know where your lines are, and at some point politely but firmly say "no."

Electricity is not a basic commodity required for life. It is convenient for sure.

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