Re: Working for free [was: Offensive variable names]
On Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:28:39 +0200
Alexandre Garreau <galex-713@galex-713.eu> wrote:
> Le mardi 13 juillet 2021, 14:01:58 CEST Celejar a écrit :
> > On Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:54:43 +0300
> >
> > Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> wrote:
> > > Hi.
> > >
> > > On Tue, Jul 13, 2021 at 09:20:12AM +0200, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > > > > > Working for free.
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes. This aspect was always annoying to Microsoft and alike.
> > > >
> > > > Times have changed. Now Microsoft *loves* free work... done for
> > > > them [1].
> > >
> > > Nothing had changed in this regard. Every software corporation always
> > > adored enthusiasts doing their job for them. No exceptions.
> > >
> > > > Not that this enhances my love for Microsoft, mind you. It rather
> > > > confirms my initial gut feeling to stay out of Githubs way wherever
> > > > I can.
> > >
> > > Github (Gitlab, Sourceforge, etc) were and are non-free (as in -
> > > non-gratis) services, so it's only reasonable to stay away from them
> > > regardless of whom is controlling them.
> >
> > What do you mean by calling them non-gratis services? I know that some
> > of their services are non-gratis, but basic code hosting certainly is
> > gratis.
>
> Maybe we could say that you pay with your personal data, or with the, per
> network effect, power you give to microsoft to organize a social networking
> platform that’s very important for finding work, a lot more than their
> shitty linkedin
Fair enough. But by the same logic, things like Matrix and Signal are
not gratis, since by using them, you empower their controlling
foundations via the network effect.
Hey, for that matter, Debian is not gratis, since by using it, we grant
considerable power to the DDs, their committees, and the DPL!
Celejar
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