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SF ads call out tech firms for not paying for open source (www.theregister.com)
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[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 16 points 1 week ago

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@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

The free part means freedom. Not lack of payment.

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 6 points 1 week ago

And those companies use the freedom.

[-] cacheson@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

And shaming those that leech off the commons for profit without contributing back is a time-honored tradition.

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