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Re:Uber starts self-driving car pickups in Pittsburgh by rayiner on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @11:01AM (#12497579)
I like open source and open data in principle, but hate how it is driving more of the economy to an ad-supported model.
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Re:Uber starts self-driving car pickups in Pittsburgh by icebraining on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @11:17AM (#12497782)
I don't see the connection. The core code and data of ad-supported companies like Google and Facebook are closed, while the open source companies and projects like Red Hat and OpenStreeMap are not usually ad-supported.
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