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Re:When free software isn't practically superior (2015) by DoctorNick on Thursday December 17, 2020 @06:22PM (#25461834)
...why wouldn't you name any of them?
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Re:When free software isn't practically superior (2015) by whatshisface on Thursday December 17, 2020 @06:31PM (#25461895)
The first one sounds like the commenter knows that their boss would cancel the contract if they realized what was going on, so the parent is taking careful steps to avoid talking about what they don't want their boss to discover.
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Re:When free software isn't practically superior (2015) by Arnt on Friday December 18, 2020 @04:54AM (#25465539)
Because there are quite a few quarrelsome, overly opinionated, arrogant people on HN.
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Re:When free software isn't practically superior (2015) by rriepe on Thursday December 17, 2020 @07:20PM (#25462282)
It's called the chilling effect. The most 'chilling' thing about it is that it's entirely rational.
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