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Netflix Touts Open Source, Ignores Linux

Posted by samzenpus on from the practice-watch-you-preach dept.

Julie188 writes "If Netflix loves open source, where's the Linux client? Last week's post from Netflix on its use of open source has gotten a lot of coverage from the tech press. Too bad nobody's called the video giant out on its hypocrisy: They benefit greatly from open source, but really don't care to let their customers do the same."

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  1. Re:Send the wah-mbulance. by jedidiah · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    They are mooching.

    They have taken from the commons and aren't giving back.

    --
    A Pirate and a Puritan look the same on a balance sheet.
  2. Re:Send the wah-mbulance. by luis_a_espinal · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They aren't obligated to give back anything. That's the the whole point of open source.

    Exactly. Apparently (and sadly) FOSS debutantes and e-tards who thing they are the shit defenders of open source seem too stupid (or ideological) to actually understand that very important fine point of open source software. Bunch of stupid baboons, the lot of them.