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Re:IBM to Kernel Maintainer: “You Are an IBM Employee 100% o... by scoopertrooper on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @09:25AM (#26874298)
How would this play out if you were a baker?
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Re:IBM to Kernel Maintainer: “You Are an IBM Employee 100% o... by varjag on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @09:27AM (#26874316)
It would work fine, bakers are allowed to cook at home.
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Re:IBM to Kernel Maintainer: “You Are an IBM Employee 100% o... by fractionalhare on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @09:35AM (#26874427)
The analogy is a little fraught. If a baker bakes at home it's ostensibly not for public consumption. If you work at IBM you could literally code at home too.

This is more like a baker baking things at home, and giving them away for free under their own shingle. That still lacks the nuance of software scalability and licensing but it's a little closer.

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Re:IBM to Kernel Maintainer: “You Are an IBM Employee 100% o... by johannes1234321 on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @09:35AM (#26874424)
What about the baker baking at home and then selling his cake? Selling it to potential/ex customers of the bakery?
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Re:IBM to Kernel Maintainer: “You Are an IBM Employee 100% o... by varjag on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @11:39AM (#26876102)
Was the source code in question sold?
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Re:IBM to Kernel Maintainer: “You Are an IBM Employee 100% o... by johannes1234321 on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @12:50PM (#26877200)
No, it was given out for free, so competitors can take it and put it into their products for free.
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