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Re:AWS gives open source the middle finger? by chooseaname on Thursday January 10, 2019 @09:49AM (#18874177)
> ... I had to get prior permission to do ANY open source contributions even on my own hardware on my own time

Why do we put up with this!? The foundations of our industry go back to how much early developers share with one another!

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Re:AWS gives open source the middle finger? by hugs on Thursday January 10, 2019 @09:57AM (#18874240)
> Why do we put up with this!?

The tyranny of a stable paycheck.

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Re:AWS gives open source the middle finger? by BeetleB on Thursday January 10, 2019 @10:17AM (#18874395)
>The tyranny of a stable paycheck.

In this case, it is the "tyranny" of a large paycheck and equity from the wealthiest public company in the world.

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