Why are people so entitled? How much is the author paying WolfSSL to make demands of them?
> Currently I've only identified one victim of this decision, but there's bound to be more out there.
Oh yes, he has become a victim of using a FOSS library.
Was WolfSSL forced upon Elixir or Erlang? Did they purchase it and received a defective product? Are they held hostage by WolfSSL’s decisions? Are they not allowed to modify WolfSSL as needed themselves?
I fail to see any victims beyond perhaps the WolfSSL maintainers for having to suffer such entitlement.
> Was WolfSSL forced upon Elixir or Erlang?
Yes actually, and upon others, that's how computer networking works. Did you read the blogpost by the way? Even just the beginning? Really doesn't seem like it.
Hint: there's a reason the word "middlebox" is mentioned 16 times in there, and that the word "server" is mentioned another 6 more.
> Did they purchase it and received a defective product?
They did not purchase a copy, WolfSSL distributed them one for free. The blogpost author did identify the product as defective however, as it allows for and defaults to spec-noncompliant behavior. It stands to reason that this then affects WolfSSL's paying customers (and their downstream customers) too, who might be unknowingly operating or interacting with spec-noncompliant services as a result.
Will people need to read out the whole article for you?
> Are they held hostage by WolfSSL’s decisions?
Yes, and so are others, that's (still) how computer networking works.
> Are they not allowed to modify WolfSSL as needed themselves?
What would they do with it? Put it on a USB stick and stick it up their ass?
> for having to suffer such entitlement
Are you really one to take issue with another person's behavior after this power tantrum?
many such cases
Two adults both defected in the social prisoner's dilemma and so here we are. Both individuals believing to have done free labor for the other and that they should be grateful.