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When companies choose proprietary over contributing fixes

I found a bug in open source software that's costing my company money and I could fix it in an hour but my boss says we should just buy a proprietary alternative instead.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Taking rather than giving often feels easier in the moment but harder in the long run.

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“Where Are You with Open source as philosophy?”

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