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There are various implicit contracts involved.

Using your software is lending you reputation, power, and influence. In high profile projects, this mindshare is more valuable. If your software would be unreliable, the trust and reputation would be misplaced.

For example, if an update script in a major "stable" distribution would clobber user data, the tone in these comments might be justified. But mostly, this is bad form.



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