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> If they put half the money they spent on licensing into paying people to improve the foss packages... Like in a legally-binding contract way or some hippie w

• ipaddr 5y ago
  Hiring developers to work on specific package improvements is what is normally done. Could be legally binding, probably would be a standard employment agreement but you could do it through a hippie way (coding circle?).
• mistrial9 5y ago
  great to see the "H-word" used as a slur, again (great for my own sense of antagonistic prejuidice being alive and well that is). for a more constructive reinforcement of what a "hippy way" might be, in business and government: anti-rascist, that is actively inviting and communicating with others socially; inclusive generally; valuing cooperation; building and valuing talent for its own sake; bringing in arts to shared spaces; generally vegetarian; health proactive; tolerance of personal drug use including tobacco; deeply environmentalist; generally opposed to military-style administration; generally opposed to authoritarian governments; use of non-monetary trade goods; valuing education and definitely advanced education. are these things "fail" in City Administration as the parent comment implies ? not necessarily
  • AtlasBarfed 5y ago
    "node_js_rulez_1" decries hippy open source support model. ... ummmmmmm ... look in your username. Seriously, your stack is running on hippies, top to bottom. TOP TO BOTTOM.