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		bombolo on Oct 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gamification affects software developers: Cautiona... He could have just created a second account to farm it by himself.

david_allison on Oct 24, 2022 [–]

1) That's against the GitHub ToS. Both accounts will be banned and the user will be permanently banned from setting up a new account.

2) Even if it was kosher, how exactly is this improving Open Source?

bombolo on Oct 24, 2022 | [–]

1. Only if they catch you.

2. What does farming weird achievement have to do with freedom?

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