I don't really see how a trademark dispute that has well since passed is helpful the conversation about the product today.
I'm glad for the sliver of technical discussion that did occur in this thread, but most of it was "controversy" that has been discussed over and over before and is pointless.
Personally I think this forum is best when the discussion steers more technical, especially in a tech related thread.
Well, I’m sorry your entertainment took a back seat here.
HN is an advertising medium for tech companies. That’s why it exists. When I and others in this thread see an unethical company benefiting from that exposure, we feel compelled to point out that the company is unethical. That way the target audience for the tech product can make an informed choice about whether they want to do business with unethical folks.
If you feel our comments are off topic, go ahead and flag/downvote.
But I’m guessing it’ll be like tilting at windmills.
Hacker News foremost is a news aggregator for hackers. To quote the guidelines:
> Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.
What you're doing is violating the guideline:
> Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead.
I did flag your comments as I feel it violates that guideline at least, and I feel your tone violates others.
On a personal note you at least motivated me to use Wasmer in the future, though I may have chosen them anyway for the performance.
Your crusade may not be having the effect that you think it is.
My tone? That’s being condescending for no reason. I’ve been nothing but polite to you.
And my crusade? Look at my comments on this thread, I’ve only replied to you. (And I’ve never commented on wasmer before, to my knowledge). I’ve tried to explain to you why everyone else talks about the shady things this company does. And for explaining that to you, I get condescended to.
The guidelines are what HN aspires to be. It’s a good goal. What I told you was what HN actually is. It’s why Ycombinator funds this website. It’s why tech companies strategise on how best to get attention from HN. How to write blog posts that HN will like. When to post to get the most upvotes and views.
You can blind yourself to that reality if you want. You can go ahead and use whatever tech you want. It’s really no skin off my back. Have a nice day :)
I'm glad for the sliver of technical discussion that did occur in this thread, but most of it was "controversy" that has been discussed over and over before and is pointless.
Personally I think this forum is best when the discussion steers more technical, especially in a tech related thread.
The constant scarlet lettering is tiring.