Re:AWS documentation is now open source and on GitHub
by rapnie on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @09:32AM
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..and collect your personal data, non-directly-identifiable data or otherwise, from both of which they may earn some money (if i understand the privacy policy correctly.. am no lawyer, though)
Re:AWS documentation is now open source and on GitHub
by justinjlynn on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @12:10AM
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Nothing is free. If you aren't paying, you're the product.
Re:AWS documentation is now open source and on GitHub
by jjeaff on Friday March 16, 2018 @01:53PM
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Actually, quite a lot is free. I have a free tier in my saas product. I don't monetize it in any way. I simply use it as a gateway to paying customers. I think there is probably a great deal of this going on.
Re:AWS documentation is now open source and on GitHub
by justinjlynn on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @07:35AM
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Personally, I'm surprised that's a controversial statement.
Re:AWS documentation is now open source and on GitHub
by Letmesleep69 on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @08:22AM
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Its not on this forum. Its so common as to be a cliche.
Re:AWS documentation is now open source and on GitHub
by owlninja on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @08:59AM
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It's eye-roll inducing at this point.
Re:AWS documentation is now open source and on GitHub
by justinjlynn on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @07:30PM
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That's probably true but it seems so easy for people to forget.
1) Special ad positions with front-page placement (currently #22 is "Willing (YC S15) Is Hiring a UI / UX Designer" https://willing.com/designer , a privileged post that can't be voted or commented on)
2) The moderators can and sometimes do intervene by removing certain comments that are critical of YC companies.
Comments make the forum more interesting to the community, which increases eyeballs and makes the front page spots more valuable. And shaping the discourse helps with damage control when necessary.