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by ActualTeacher 677 days ago
> only to flip that when they join the workforce.

A surprisingly large number of people do not realise that code on StackOverflow is under a relatively restrictive license.

https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/12527/do-i-have-to-...

Some companies take this very seriously and others do not care at all. And, of course, there are companies that outright ban any library without the right licence.

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Most companies realize they can do what they want as long as there are no actual consequences. These companies prosper under the rules of natural selection, compared to the companies which are afraid of doing things because some paper says they shouldn't do it even though nothing will happen if they do it.