Agreed. There is no need to feel shame for getting something functional out the door.

I concur in that there really shouldn't be a need for an external library outside of the browser in order to maintain a server connection.

Supporting it is not an option.

Canada isn't any better than the US. Any time I browse available jobs, the ones that interest me the most seem to be in the EU.

Although, these tools will slowly decline in use as well once former Windows users are forced to use alternatives.

Our flexible hours have come in handy on more than one occasion. Our leaders realize that it doesn't matter when during the the day it gets done as long as deadlines are met.

It comes down to irresponsible end users. If they are able to successfully sue an open source developer for a bug is besides the point. If the end user cannot comprehend use at your own risk, they are in much deeper trouble and the resulting lawsuit victory will not help them in the long run. Submit a bug report and be helpful about it. With bugs in open source software you can become the number one enemy of the developer(s) you sue, or you could potentially be credited in the subsequent release. Seems like a no-brainer to me...

Perhaps this should be known as the twitter effect.

Any javascript could potentially drain the CPU if it is computationally hungry.

OSS is only expensive in terms of effort. This search is seriously flawed.