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Do employers deserve any credit?

Do employers deserve any credit?

Posted Mar 8, 2007 14:12 UTC (Thu) by kevinbsmith (guest, #4778)
In reply to: Who's writing 2.6.21 and related issues by nix
Parent article: Who's writing 2.6.21 and related issues

Sure, the people do the work. But many of them could not (or would not) do that work if the employers weren't paying them to do so. Those employers are contributing significant value to the system, and deserve some kind of credit. (I realize that they have "selfish" reasons for contributing, but then that's true for most if not all individuals as well.)

By appearing higher on the list, employers may be able to attract better talent, and make some extra sales, not to mention boosting their stock value a bit. I don't think they are missing the point at all.


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