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SF ads call out tech firms for not paying for open source (www.theregister.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

On the one hand I like the sentiment of paying for open source software. But on the other hand the free part of free software is kind of very on the nose.

[–] Maalus 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The free part means freedom. Not lack of payment.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And those companies use the freedom.