It was a web application in Python. It was at a startup weekend. It was 2-3 days of work. Can we let it go? Do we have to go to the internet to post about it with screenshots of chatlogs and all?
You're NOT being fair at all in saying, "It was [just] 2-3 days of work."
Why disregard the full scope of opportunity costs the author mentions?
He's not banking on a lucrative outcome. He's sacrificing time with the family AND rest on the weekend. Now, multiply that by the size of the team.
Taking what the author says at face value, he got stuck with a duplicitous character who single-handedly dragged a team into violation of the hackathon's terms. The event explicitly asked for relevant disclosures.
As others mention too, his documentation's a valuable urge to caution.
You feel awkward because it's uncouth to talk about this kind of thing in public.
Unless it's spoken about publicly, this kind of thing will just keep happening. Which is why it was made uncouth in the first place. If everyone has to learn the hard way, there are more warm bodies pumping through the system.
I want more people to understand what they could be getting into when they enter into events like this. So what it if requires a bit of akwardness to get there?
think you're missing the point. whether it was cringeworthy or not, it's a lesson in learning to stand up for the software you've written and the rights you may have. just because it's not a 100 million dollar business doesn't mean you can't take anything away from this
I feel so awkward reading this post.