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This is an edge case in OSS. Even among software packages used by Netflix and Amazon, few of them were attributable to a single maintainer or small group of ind
by Aurornis 8mo ago
This is an edge case in OSS. Even among software packages used by Netflix and Amazon, few of them were attributable to a single maintainer or small group of individuals. They've long since become community developed projects.
- pseudalopex 8mo agoNetflix and Amazon use many packages of all sizes. And contributions to projects with many contributors helped people get jobs.
- Gud 8mo agoHow would you even know that Netflix or Amazon uses your package?
- pseudalopex 8mo agoTheir open source software depended on or derived from your package. They included your copyright notice with software they distributed. Someone contributed code. Someone reported a bug. Someone requested a feature. Someone mentioned it at a conference. I could continue.