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How exactly would an open source project be controlled by a large corporation? The furthest they could go is a CLA, and even that wouldn't prevent forking.
by microcolonel 11y ago
How exactly would an open source project be controlled by a large corporation? The furthest they could go is a CLA, and even that wouldn't prevent forking.
- brudgers 11y agoImagine Android, but with Google using its position to set the direction based on its business interests instead of in full collaboration with the open source community.
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoThat's exactly what Google does... In fact, they don't even develop publicly. They push new releases out to open source after a big fanfare announcement of everything they developed behind closed doors. Hardly open source, and primarily directed by Google's business interests.
- rifung 11y agoThey could be controlled in the sense that they control what patches go into the code base like with Android. Sure, you can always fork the project and make your own, but I'd argue the project is controlled by the corporation.