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"we probably need to capture some of the value of this technology via a for-profit company" Why?

• garrettgrimsley 11y ago
  Perhaps they don't want to end up having to beg [0, 1] for donations so that they can maintain a high quality application while also being able to afford trivial niceties like "food" and "housing." [0] https://www.propublica.org/article/the-worlds-email-encryption-software-relies-on-one-guy-who-is-going-broke https://www.propublica.org/article/the-worlds-email-encrypti... [1] http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/tech-giants-chastened-by-heartbleed-finally-agree-to-fund-openssl/ http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/04/tech-g...
• roca 11y ago
  Because there's a ton of work to do and getting it done in a reasonable timespan is going to require some talented people to work on it full-time.