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All money probably went into NVIDIA GPUs (lemmy.world)

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[–] jfrnz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My favorite option: use the GPL licensed solution to wow your boss by getting the project done fast. Then, the company either gets sued, thereby financially contributing to the project, or you are asked to replace it with your own implementation, giving you job security.

[–] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Or… don’t work at a workplace so toxic that you need to pull these shenanigans.

[–] jfrnz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Eh, it’s not really so different from the situation you described. I want to support FOSS in my work, but the chances of moving the needle on donations or contributions is slim to none.