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Re:The Internet Relies on People Working for Free by chrisweekly on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @10:27PM (#21001954)
Isn't there a disconnect here?

> "the benefit of open source contributions on github... go towards increasing the bottom line of for-profit companies, not to developers"

Don't those for-profit companies employ people -- including developers?

>"[developers] should... spend their time doing... skill development... to succeed in... current role or a role they'd like... for money"

Are those roles you mention positions in for-profit companies? In "for money", whose money?

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Re:The Internet Relies on People Working for Free by joshlemer on Tuesday September 17, 2019 @10:47PM (#21002026)
I mean, they perhaps should focus instead on absolutely nailing it in their position, or acquiring skills to do so, or to study to find a better position, rather than trying to benefit random companies they have nothing to do with, because if you hit it out of the park at work that will actually be rewarded, generally, whereas there is no reason to expect open source work to pay off.
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