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1798 points jerryX | 2 comments | 30 Nov 18 05:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.438s | source

1. hyperpallium ◴[30 Nov 18 11:32 UTC] No.18568340[source]▶

The intended conclusion isn't explcitly stated, so: private sharing enables this danger; public sharing prevents it, aka publishing.

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2. pacala ◴[30 Nov 18 15:39 UTC] No.18569825[source]▶

>>18568340 (TP) #

If only it were that easy. The largest cloud company has a core component of their strategy monetization of open source. I haven’t heard them paying royalties to the people that developed the software.

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