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Re:Maintainers make the world go round: Innovation is an ove... by taneq on Monday May 08, 2017 @09:41PM (#14297126)
Yeah, Japan was my first thought when I read that. You can't tell me with a straight face that they don't maintain everything to within an inch of its life.
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Re:Maintainers make the world go round: Innovation is an ove... by animal531 on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @08:16AM (#14299332)
Ironically except for the single most maintained item in the west, which is a house.

In Japan they are treated as basically disposable.

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Re:Maintainers make the world go round: Innovation is an ove... by taneq on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @06:19PM (#14312257)
Gotta have a gold sink in your economy somewhere to fight inflation.
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