Rackspace reverses course, revoking open source discounts again

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Post by obelix150 » Fri, Feb 28, 2020, 5:13 PM UTC

Rackspace reverses course, revoking open source discounts again
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Re: Rackspace reverses course, revoking open source discounts again

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Post by obelix150 » Fri, Feb 28, 2020, 5:13 PM UTC

After initially revoking discounts in 2017 then reversing course[0], they are removing discounts once again for popular open source projects[1].

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15500993

[1] https://twitter.com/ericholscher/status/1233433187734474753

Re: Rackspace reverses course, revoking open source discounts again

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Post by toomuchtodo » Fri, Feb 28, 2020, 7:03 PM UTC

obelix150 wrote: post #2

After initially revoking discounts in 2017 then reversing course[0], they are removing discounts once again for popular open source projects[1]. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15500993 [1] https://twitter.com/ericholscher/status/1233433187734474753

This is a great opportunity for Microsoft/GitHub to step in and offer a replacement program to projects impacted. Githubbers: Don't let this opportunity go to waste!

Re: Rackspace reverses course, revoking open source discounts again

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Post by whatsmyusername » Fri, Feb 28, 2020, 8:01 PM UTC

I wouldn't trust a project that was run on Rackspace. Their security is New Delhi public toilet level.