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SF ads call out tech firms for not paying for open source. (www.theregister.com)
submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 64 points 4 months ago

I like this method of shaming corpos making piles of money on free labor much more than what a certain other open source CEO is currently trying.

I'm just waiting for the 'but we can't afford it!' lines to start coming out of these companies as their next excuse as to why they couldn't possibly contribute back to the software that makes their entire business work.

And, well, okay, but if your business doesn't work unless you have the unpaid labor of thousands of volunteers, perhaps we don't need you?