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Re:From where I left by KingMob on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @01:44AM (#42385432)
> Why would anyone volunteer their time and effort when it is mainly going to benefit a company which is so openly antagonistic against its volunteers?

Thing is, this sentence could equally be applied to the big cloud free riders.

Why should anyone, business or volunteer, write software that benefits FAANGs that don't pay their fair share?

Re:From where I left by happyraul on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @05:31AM (#42386529)
I'm no fan of FAANGs, but what is "their fair share"? The entire point of OSS is that they don't have a fair share to pay. It's entirely voluntary.
Re:From where I left by KingMob on Thursday December 12, 2024 @04:07AM (#42397530)
That's a strong argument against open source then, at least as currently formulated.