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Re:DigitalOcean's Hacktoberfest Is Hurting Open Source by cpach on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @05:43PM (#24644293)
Maybe some people feel that these t-shirts signals street cred?
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Re:DigitalOcean's Hacktoberfest Is Hurting Open Source by SwiftyBug on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @05:48PM (#24644365)
Definitely. I've always wanted a cool Hacktober Fest t-shirt like the ones my co-workers have. But I certainly wouldn't spam open source projects just to get one.
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