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Re:Write some software, give it away for free by LPisGood on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @06:58PM (#48029886)
I don’t understand what the downside of this is. That’s hilarious for them to expect, and you’re free to ignore them, take their suggestion and work on it, help them.
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Re:Write some software, give it away for free by Rendello on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @11:27PM (#48031789)
It can't be helped either way if it's public, but I was reminded of this:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26192025

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Re:Write some software, give it away for free by franktankbank on Wednesday May 06, 2026 @10:13AM (#48036534)
Reminds me of "Jia Tan" using sock puppets to bully the maintainer of a critical infrastructure project.
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