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It would be interesting to see a dollar value next to each signature to indicate how much money GitHub stands to lose if the signatory were to take their busine
by ng7j5d9 7y ago
It would be interesting to see a dollar value next to each signature to indicate how much money GitHub stands to lose if the signatory were to take their business elsewhere.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoTo where? GitLab? [1] Microsoft is almost a trillion dollar company, GitLab is valued over a billion dollars, none of those signatories have enough revenue pull to matter. Vote, protest [2], run for office [2]. No other actions provide for material change. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21274511 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21274511 (Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work ) [2] https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_pdf_file/kyr_protests.pdf https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_pdf_file/kyr_... [3] https://runforsomething.net/ https://runforsomething.net/
- iudqnolq 7y agoThat was the point of the comment you're responding to, I'm almost certain. They just said the same thing as you with less detail and more sarcasm.
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