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Oopsie, Visual Studio License expired, so the build server stopped working (programming.dev)
submitted 1 month ago by RonSijm@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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Oh no, not just my build server, Microsofts build server... Everyones' Azure build server - (if you're building on windows)

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[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 245 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Imagine your compiler performing a license check.

[–] refalo@programming.dev -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

pretty sure it's been a thing since even before free compilers

[–] skulbuny@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

People forget that compilers used to be commonly proprietary and commercially licensed. Heck, I'm born on the 90s and knew that 😂

So so glad free and open source software took over though

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