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		sesm on Jan 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Should I open source my company? (2022) To me looking at the code doesn't do much if I can't patch it

k__ on Jan 22, 2024 [–]

Considering the state of the average docs, I usually prefer code.

sesm on Jan 22, 2024 | [–]

Right, but even if I have the source code but can't patch the version that I'm running, that's not very useful to me.

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