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Open source devs consider making hogs pay for every Git pull (www.theregister.com)
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Opinion: Careless big-time users are treating FOSS repos like content delivery networks

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[-] Kissaki@programming.dev 7 points 3 months ago

This part from the article supports this sentiment:

In a pleasant surprise, reactions have been positive. Throttled organizations were "surprised and apologetic," mistaking issues for malice rather than "ignorance, unawareness."

this post was submitted on 28 Feb 2026
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