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Nemeski@lemm.ee to Opensource@programming.dev · 1 year ago

SF ads call out tech firms for not paying for open source

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SF ads call out tech firms for not paying for open source

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Nemeski@lemm.ee to Opensource@programming.dev · 1 year ago
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    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.

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      The free part means freedom. Not lack of payment.

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        And those companies use the freedom.

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