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		twojobsoneboss on April 25, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jeff Geerling: Corporate Open Source Is Dead Those “robber barons” are also the source of most tech jobs and how most of us here earn a living

matheusmoreira on April 25, 2024 | [–]

Not robber barons. Beggar barons.

https://zedshaw.com/blog/2022-02-05-the-beggar-barons/

Trillion dollar corporations. That beg for free labor. That exploit the good will of free and open source software developers.

Here's the latest example:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39912916

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39909949

int_19h on April 26, 2024 | [–]

The source of most jobs (tech or not) are, ultimately, people and their needs.

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