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Re:Is It Even Worth Working on FOSS Anymore? by agluszak on Friday December 24, 2021 @05:58AM (#29672554)
I think a better analogy would be: I make a pencil and give it to someone for free, and that someone puts that pencil in a box and sells it for $10m.
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Re:Is It Even Worth Working on FOSS Anymore? by Packofbezens on Friday December 24, 2021 @06:11AM (#29672623)
Agreed, but I think the analogy should follow the pencil, not the person. This seems to shift focus towards that someone who made the $10m. What does the buyer who just spent $10m do with the pencil? Do they hoard it as a trophy, or does it become a tool that provides some value to society?
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