missingno

The practical difference is that the code is there for whoever wants to use it.

So? It’s not like upstream should have to accept everything every fork does.

What do you mean “never contributed back”? All of these projects give their source code back, as the GPL requires.

I got my degree in CS a decade ago, but wasn’t able to get my foot in the door finding any entry level position in the field. Had to give up and work a shitty unrelated job elsewhere, but after letting it drain my my soul for too long I’ve spent all year searching again. But no matter how many resumes I fire out into the void I have yet to get as far as even a single interview. It still feels like my degree isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on. The only thing recruiters want is 5 years of experience in some technology that came out 2 years ago, and I can’t get experience because I don’t have experience.