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You're kind of in a bubble, there is a lot of U.S. government support for open source and most agencies use it. See https://code.gov https://code.gov for a sta
by mobilefriendly 9y ago
You're kind of in a bubble, there is a lot of U.S. government support for open source and most agencies use it. See https://code.gov https://code.gov for a starting point. There's never going to be a huge multi-billion dollar grant program because it is unfair to closed-source companies (who pay taxes) but you are imagining a debate or hangup that doesn't exist.
- misingnoglic 9y agoWhy is it unfair? Those companies presumably charge for their software, and maybe will be incentivised to go open source.
- paulddraper 9y agoIt's unfair because those companies can't extract their required funding at gunpoint.