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SF ads call out tech firms for not paying for open source (www.theregister.com)
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[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The free part means freedom. Not lack of payment.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And those companies use the freedom.

[–] cacheson@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago

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