Comment by john_strinlai
12 hours ago
>What makes this more objectionable than profiting off open source projects by using it directly?
i can brag if netflix is using my X or facebook runs all their stuff with my Y. that can help me land consulting gigs, solicit donations, etc.
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.
Netflix and Amazon use many packages of all sizes. And contributions to projects with many contributors helped people get jobs.
How would you even know that Netflix or Amazon uses your package?
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