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Big Tech Told Kids to Code. The Jobs Didn’t Follow. (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] 39 points 3 months ago* (7 children)

A threat? They will be more than happy to take work done for free and use it for their own needs. I guess at least if it's a copyleft license they can't just outright steal it.

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  • [–] 27 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    All the big tech companies are built on open source projects... No idea what the guy you replied to was on about.

    Any useful thing you code will be used to feed the beast.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    But they can, and do.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Slip a pointless easter egg into the code. Make sure that if you don't know it's there, it can only be found by careful examination. Then sue any company whose code displays the easter egg and didn't follow the terms of the license, and you're set for life.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (-1 children)

    If you have a slam-dunk case, you can usually find a lawyer who's willing to take their pay out of the winnings.

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