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"we are a monster-sized US tech firm with almost a trillion dollar market cap.We are a bureaucratic nightmare so please give us the info for free instead of us having to help your open source project financially and we can keep using it for free in all eternity. kthxbye"

#nope

A photo of a bro-lookin' twenty something with what is either a poorly-thought-out goatee or a caterpillar on his chin stands in a blue blazer with a pocket square on the wrong side and just oozes privilege in his out-of-focus corner conference room as he says the quote in the toot above.
#nope
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illuzive
illuzive
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They're probably a bureaucratic nightmare internally as well - which is why someone is desperately hoping that you'll provide what they want without them having to explain something technical to a manager that needs to approve spending money on an external project.

#dilbert

#dilbert
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illuzive
illuzive
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Maybe you could start selling white papers? (Which could be expensed by corporate people.) 😂
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daniel:// stenberg://
daniel:// stenberg://
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@illuzive if you don't want to, there is always something (else) to blame it on...
@illuzive
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Bill's in the shop for repairs
Bill's in the shop for repairs
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#alt4u A photo of a bro-lookin' twentysomething with what is either a poorly-thought-out goatee or a caterpillar on his chin stands in a blue blazer with a pocket square on the wrong side and just oozes privilege in his out-of-focus corner conference room as he says the quote in the toot above.
#alt4u
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Mateus Melchiades
Mateus Melchiades
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Nearly as good as “we are a trillion dollar Silicon Valley tech company with colorful offices and ping-pong tables, how dare you deny free support for us? I’ll have you know you will never have the privilege to be exploited by us if you keep this individualistic attitude”
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Bad News Nobody
Bad News Nobody
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also if you are EU-based get ready to be considered legally and financially responsible for the free open-source software you write if you receive help in the form of donations and/or code contributions from employees of monster-sized trillion dollar companies. (cfr. CRA)
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benx
benx
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The secret to making lots of money is exploiting other people's labour.
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