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Re:Looking for Work After 25 Years of Octave by paulryanrogers on Thursday February 09, 2017 @09:50PM (#13612895)
Doing it is one thing. Distributing for free is taking it a step further.

If enough people take those extra steps then eventually the value of programming as a skill is diminished for everyone.

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Re:Looking for Work After 25 Years of Octave by pferde on Friday February 10, 2017 @06:22AM (#13614625)
I disagree. There will always be something extra someone needs programmed that they are willing to hire someone for.

By the way, your argument attempts to invalidate vast majority of FOSS out there.

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