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Re:We Are Changing the License for Akka by TAForObvReasons on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @04:09AM (#32747912)
It's funny to see how HN flipped on this subject. My company was stung by Handsontable switching to a proprietary license https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19488642 and the top comment back in 2019 was "Great to hear".
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Re:We Are Changing the License for Akka by ohgodplsno on Wednesday September 07, 2022 @04:37AM (#32748106)
Your company wasn't stung by it. You chose to get stung by it. Just pin your version and live with it. If it's such a critical piece of your business, either pay a fair price for it, or make it yourself.
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Re:We Are Changing the License for Akka by the_af on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @01:16PM (#32827263)
So you are basically saying "don't use open source software". Great.

"Pinning your version" forever isn't a viable strategy in lots of cases.

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Re:We Are Changing the License for Akka by ohgodplsno on Thursday September 15, 2022 @05:11AM (#32849153)
No, I'm saying to not be a leech.
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Re:We Are Changing the License for Akka by the_af on Thursday September 15, 2022 @09:29AM (#32851614)
I apologize, my reply was uncharitable. You are right that private companies should stop being leeches and give back to the community.

I just wish we all collectively made FOSS work, because to my mind it's the greatest development in computing history, instead of going the proprietary road once again. Which I think is bad for all of us, even if short term it might look like a solution.

But yes, leeching is a problem.

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