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Re:Open-source and the demise of proprietary software (2018) by whatsmyusername on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @03:38PM (#21874742)
And we all get a better product because of it, moving the ship of humanity a little bit further along.
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Re:Open-source and the demise of proprietary software (2018) by ClumsyPilot on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @08:46AM (#21878460)
I don't think that getting stronger amazon market position "moves the ship of humanity further along", it's probably regressive if anything.
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Re:Open-source and the demise of proprietary software (2018) by ossworkerrights on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @03:39PM (#21874751)
And a little less freedom, and a little more 9 to 5, moving software engineers into bricklayer positions a little more each day.
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Re:Open-source and the demise of proprietary software (2018) by whatsmyusername on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @03:42PM (#21874766)
I'd rather chase making the next big thing than the next big hammer.
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Re:Open-source and the demise of proprietary software (2018) by buzzkillington on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @05:12PM (#21875289)
A better gas chamber is not something to be proud of.

And facebook has already been used for genocide: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/15/technology/myanmar-facebo...

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