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Re:Apache PLC4X announcing end of community support due to m... by keewee7 on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @07:34AM (#29905475)
>code you wrote for free

>for free

How much open source code is actually written by hobbyists working for free? Most of the Linux code is written by paid engineers employed by big tech companies.

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Re:Apache PLC4X announcing end of community support due to m... by drran on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @08:09AM (#29905867)
Yes, it's because of GPL restrictions: if you use my code, then I can use your (to some extent), so proprietary developers are forced to cooperate, which everyone job easier.

Linux is used by whole planet, but it's not a burden for Linus Torvalds.

Same for KHTML -> WebKit/WebCore -> Blink (LGPL), which is used even by such GPL haters as Apple and M$.

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Re:Apache PLC4X announcing end of community support due to m... by trasz on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @09:24AM (#29906639)
Same for Postgres and multitude of other liberally-licensed software.
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Re:Apache PLC4X announcing end of community support due to m... by ReleaseCandidat on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @08:02AM (#29905790)
> How much open source code is actually written by hobbyists working for free?

Initially, almost all of it.

> Most of the Linux code is written by paid engineers employed by big tech companies.

Nowadays. It didn't start this way.

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