{"id":13579,"date":"2024-03-05T12:37:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T11:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/05\/the-internet-is-built-on-unpaid-labour-take-it-away-and-the-whole-thing-crumbles\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T12:37:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T11:37:22","slug":"the-internet-is-built-on-unpaid-labour-take-it-away-and-the-whole-thing-crumbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/05\/the-internet-is-built-on-unpaid-labour-take-it-away-and-the-whole-thing-crumbles\/","title":{"rendered":"The internet is built on unpaid labour \u2013 take it away, and the whole thing crumbles"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open source software is the foundation of the digital world, but sometimes it gets into the wrong hands. Plus, how much does Spotify really pay Apple?<\/p>\n

\u2022 Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The tech industry is one of the most valuable sectors on the planet, but it ultimately rests on the unpaid labour of an alarmingly small amount of hobbyists.<\/p>\n

That reliance is the blessing, and the curse, of open source software \u2013 coding projects put up on the internet for anyone to use, freely, in their own work. Some open source software solves simple problems elegantly enough that no one wants to redo the work unnecessarily; others tackle complex tasks that few have ever attempted.<\/p>\n

the most consequential figures in the tech world are half guys like steve jobs and bill gates and half some guy named ronald who maintains a unix tool called \u2018runk\u2019 which stands for Ronald\u2019s Universal Number Kounter and handles all math for every machine on earth<\/em><\/p>\n

A project called tea.xyz promised people they could \u201cget rewards for [their] open source contributions\u201d, complete with a flashy website describing how it would \u201cenhance the sustainability of open-source software\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

So far, it\u2019s achieved the exact opposite. Promising to reward open source contributors with crypto tokens, the project asked users to verify their access to open source projects by merging in a YAML file containing their crypto wallet address.<\/em><\/p>\n

The fine is nearly four times higher than expected in a move by the European Commission to show it will act decisively on tech companies who abuse their dominant position in the market for phones and online services.<\/em><\/p>\n

The European competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, said a smaller fine would have been nothing more than the equivalent of \u201ca parking fine\u201d and was designed to act as \u201ca deterrent\u201d to such practices for Apple and others.<\/em><\/p>\n

If a developer sells physical goods, serves ads in their app, or just shares an app for free, they don\u2019t pay Apple anything.<\/em><\/p>\n

When it comes to doing business, not everyone\u2019s going to agree on the best deal. But it sure is hard to beat free. But free isn\u2019t enough for Spotify.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nOpen source software is the foundation of the digital world, but sometimes it gets into the wrong hands. Plus, how much does Spotify really pay Apple?
\n\u2022 Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here
\nThe tech industry is one of the most valuable sectors on the planet, but it ultimately rests on the unpaid labour of an alarmingly small amount of hobbyists.
\nThat reliance is the blessing, and the curse, of open source software \u2013 coding projects put up on the internet for anyone to use, freely, in their own work. Some open source software solves simple problems elegantly enough that no one wants to redo the work unnecessarily; others tackle complex tasks that few have ever attempted.
\nthe most consequential figures in the tech world are half guys like steve jobs and bill gates and half some guy named ronald who maintains a unix tool called \u2018runk\u2019 which stands for Ronald\u2019s Universal Number Kounter and handles all math for every machine on earth
\nA project called tea.xyz promised people they could \u201cget rewards for [their] open source contributions\u201d, complete with a flashy website describing how it would \u201cenhance the sustainability of open-source software\u201d.
\nSo far, it\u2019s achieved the exact opposite. Promising to reward open source contributors with crypto tokens, the project asked users to verify their access to open source projects by merging in a YAML file containing their crypto wallet address.
\nThe fine is nearly four times higher than expected in a move by the European Commission to show it will act decisively on tech companies who abuse their dominant position in the market for phones and online services.
\nThe European competition commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, said a smaller fine would have been nothing more than the equivalent of \u201ca parking fine\u201d and was designed to act as \u201ca deterrent\u201d to such practices for Apple and others.
\nIf a developer sells physical goods, serves ads in their app, or just shares an app for free, they don\u2019t pay Apple anything.
\nWhen it comes to doing business, not everyone\u2019s going to agree on the best deal. But it sure is hard to beat free. But free isn\u2019t enough for Spotify. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Open source software is the foundation of the digital world, but sometimes it gets into the wrong hands. Plus, how much does Spotify really pay Apple? \u2022 Don\u2019t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up for the full article here The tech industry is one of the most valuable sectors on the planet, but …<\/p>\n

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