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  1. Open source isn’t free. We’re just not paying for it: Who maintains the maintainers?

    A lot of things don’t add up in the world of software. The skills gap remains stubbornly wide, with IT and data skills the hardest to recruit for five consecutive years. Yet, at the same time, entry level roles are declining as employers redeploy existing employees rather than hiring new ones.

    🧑‍💻 computing.co.uk/analysis/2026/

    #opensource #freesoftware #notfree #it #maintain #software #employment

  2. R to @hkdc_us: Originally, it seemed most appropriate to ignore the #FakeElection because it's so clearly #NotFree & #NotFair, but now that the #HongKong government's arresting people in HK & issuing arrest warrants for people abroad who said #DontVote, it's important to show why they say that. nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us