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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by darkwater on Thursday August 08, 2019 @02:55AM (#20642409)
Maybe because half of HN audience is trying to sell some SaaS/IaaS and advocates for non-GNU opensource licenses? To be clear: these are IMO part of the reasons for what GP is saying.
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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by JustSomeNobody on Thursday August 08, 2019 @07:30AM (#20643506)
It’s always funny to me to read some of the posts and comments on HN. A lot of (most?) HNers are working to silo off and rent seek. Yet we see posts about how we lost software freedom here.
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Re:Linux Journal Ceases Publication: An Awkward Goodbye by sokoloff on Thursday August 08, 2019 @08:01AM (#20643680)
Rent seeking is trying to capture value without creating any. Most startups are trying to capture value after creating some, IMO.

If you're tracking engaged users [or even growth of revenue and churn from individuals], you're probably not on a path towards rent seeking.

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