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In those cases it would be the company that is volunteering, the contribution is still voluntary, and the company is paying someone to volunteer on their behalf.


The company is paying an employee to work on a product which their business probably uses in return for publicity, bigger voice in the direction or prioritization of bugs and features, and to ensure stability of the product they depend on


What does volunteer even mean? Does it just mean not-slavery?




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