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by dyarosla 3414 days ago
There's a ton of cynicism here with very little substance. Perhaps over generalizing developers; many of whom do appreciate open source?
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You can't buy groceries or pay your mortgage with appreciation.
Appreciation comes in many forms, like how many people have developed a new-found "appreciation" for the New York Times or the ACLU of late.
I think you're discounting donations to the ACLU that have only happened as of late because of an orange catalyst.
It seems like you two are saying the same thing.
Yeah: Sometimes it takes Agent Orange to strip away all the confusion and lay bare what the things worth protecting are.