Contributing to Open-Source Should Be Required, Like Jury Duty

Re:Contributing to Open-Source Should Be Required, Like Jury... by dataflow on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @04:58AM (#45898308)

> What happens when you don't pay the fine?

Garnish your wages? Freeze your bank account? Put a lien on your house? I don't know, I've never been blessed with the urge to die on this hill. They sure as heck have a million options besides injuring you, and they won't injure you unless you do something other than merely refusing labor or payment. "He didn't pay the fine, let's go beat him up till he does" is not how things work in my part of the world.

Unlike, you know, actual slavery.

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Re:Contributing to Open-Source Should Be Required, Like Jury... by samdoesnothing on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @03:04PM (#45905656)

Ah yes, our wonderful governments won't beat us up if we don't comply, they'll just take our possessions and money so we don't have food, shelter, transportation, or the capacity to generate income. Totally non-violent.

"political power flows from the barrel of a gun" - Mao

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