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		jlarocco on Sept 30, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: DigitalOcean's Hacktoberfest Is Hurting Open Sourc... Agreed... the author is being premature to blow this up. The contest seems to be in good faith but had unintended consequences. Regrettable, but it happens. Give them a chance to fix it before trying to ruin their day over it.

pseudalopex on Sept 30, 2020 [–]

It was a problem last year too. Even the person running it for DO suggested making it opt in.[1]

[1] https://twitter.com/MattIPv4/status/1311391325443555328

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