The Dark Side of Open Source // What really happened to Faker.js?

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Added 3 years ago by HamroTv

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Yesterday, a popular open-source package, Faker.js, was abruptly taken down from GitHub. Its readme simply said “What really happened to Aaron Swartz?”. Let’s take a look at why Open Source Software can be a bad deal for many independent developers.

Note. This video was reuploaded after new information came to light.

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