[Meme] Cannot Speak to Friends If You Work at Sirius (Spouse Cannot Speak to Friends, Either)
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2023-01-18 02:42:42 UTC
- Modified: 2023-01-18 02:53:15 UTC
Not Free software, not even free speech (because truth discredits lies)

Summary: Sirius 'Open Source' is a truly absurd company where chat outside work is apparently impermissible even if no companies or persons are named (and spouses too are impacted in an act of 'collective punishment')
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