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		josuepeq on Nov 9, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: No More Free Work from Marak: Pay Me or Fork This I wonder, how much shareholder value FOSS, either in a package manager or otherwise, has added to MFAANG and other technology companies over the years? A few years ago, someone did break a package that many companies cloned and integrated... the internet nearly broke... My guess; a disruption in services is one thing that’s not already “priced in” to the stock market.

BlueTemplar on Nov 9, 2020 [–]

Well, Microsoft didn't spend $8G on Github out of the goodness of their hearts...

As Neal Stephenson said two decades ago : it's not like Microsoft controls developer's means of production and distribution ! (/s now)

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