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IBM Patents Method For Paying Open Source Workers

Posted by simoniker on from the i-heart-patents dept.

Frequanaut writes "Oh, the bitter, bitter irony. According to The Inquirer, in a strange move, IBM has patented a method for paying open source volunteers. By the way, if the future of software development is open source, how will anyone get paid when only IBM can do it?" The Inquirer quizzically notes, with regard to this patent: "It may be an ingenious way of paying open source developers and volunteers, Big Blue, but can it really be described as an invention?"

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  1. Re:Note to Recent Grads by Awptimus+Prime · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That sounds like any food related job.

    I've had three food jobs.. All were the same, some 35 year old assistant manager snorts coke all the time and supplies beer to the underage female coworkers.

    The worst was this pizza joint I worked at. The manager was in a wheelchair, so he always tried to play pitty games with people. He would take money from the register and blame it on us. Then when they installed cameras, he would 'mess up' the paperwork and short delivery people almost daily. Most were too ignorant to catch the short-change, but when I approached him about it he just fired me on the spot.. It was for the best, I think. :)