Open Source Initiative: Pay Us $6,000 and We'll Present You as Supporting Diversity
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2021-08-12 23:11:17 UTC
- Modified: 2021-08-13 00:11:58 UTC
So-called 'Linux' Foundation does the same thing, most likely as it's a form of corporate reputation laundering that apparently sells well
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Summary: You can enable overt racism for ICE and then use some of the ICE money to lie to the public and improve the corporate image, thanks to the 'services' just offered by the OSI; they've reduced "Inclusion and Diversity" into a paid-for lie
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