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		joevandyk on March 14, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AWS documentation is now open source and on GitHub Why do people put in countless hours of free labor for Jimmy Wales?

ReverseCold on March 14, 2018 [–]

Because that labor isn't for Jimmy Wales, it's to further the education of the entire world (Wikipedia is free).

I think that's a much better goal than helping Amazon make money.

joevandyk on March 14, 2018 | [–]

Spending time to help improve Amazon's documentation helps more than just Amazon, doesn't it?

ReverseCold on March 17, 2018 | | [–]

It helps Amazon and people who pay Amazon. (basically, Amazon)

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