zixaphir/AppChan — Issue #132: Mascot Shenanigans and the Future of AppChan / OneeChan (An Open Letter)
Author: zixaphir
Created: 2011-12-12 05:42:30+00:00
State: open

Dear @seaweedchan,

This is sort of a drama/meta-issue, but I'm gonna go ahead and put it here rather than on your user style.

I think it would be better to build bridges rather than burn them. As a result of this belief, I have allowed the OneeChan Project to use AppChan's mascots without any strings attached. I am not suggesting any obligation on your part, but it would be exceptionally convenient and a very nice way to set our differences aside if you could do the same. Again, you are not obligated to do so and I completely understand if you decide against doing so.

That said, the drama between our two projects is out of hands. I apologize for my faults in facilitating hateful and aggressive tactics between us. I am aware the tension between us and our two projects has been a cause of significant stress for both of us. It pleases me that we've decided to pursue our own paths for the future of this code CSS that we have incubated and maintained separate custody of. That said, not all needs to be separate. If there is anyone who knows AppChan better than you, it's me, and vise versa. Your collaborations have been significant to the point that AppChan has, at time, looked foreign to me. Your influences are comparable to staring into the eyes of my own child and seeing not mine, but your features taking shape. That said, I doubt you'd completely want my vision for AppChan, even in the name OneeChan. You said it yourself, "I was once an AppChan user frustrated with Zixaphir's lack of motivation" (para-quoted, obviously), so there was at least a point where you respected what I'd accomplished with AppChan and your necessity to continue with your vision of my creation shows you cannot have lost all hope for that accomplishment.

So to facilitate collaboration, I am dropping my MIT licensing scheme which I selected in a moment of immaturity and frustration and switching to the more compatible BSD license so that you may freely pull any CSS of which I have that you may want into OneeChan. I feel that this will help to snuff out the fires between us and allow us to pursue both of our visions for our projects while benefiting from being able to pull from each others works.

I would like to note that this does not mean I will be stealing your CSS for my own use. I am giving you my blessing to use mine as you please, but I will not be doing the same without your blessing. For every accusation of copying features, I maintain that I have done my absolute best to do exactly the opposite. The similarity of our projects, I hope, will always be because of a shared vision of a better AppChan or OneeChan. Our prerogative should not be for our selfish desires, but for the best 4chan user experience pure CSS can provide. I hope that this message is not written in vain, and that we can forgive and forget our previous transgressions.

Many hurtful things are said in rage. Many do not have the opportunity to extend a hand of apology. I hope mine reaches you.

Yours Truly,

@Zixaphir Modnar