> as a public nonprofit research institute, they're expected to finance their research with patent licenses. Though they are not really a shining example of fr

> as a public nonprofit research institute, they're expected to finance their research with patent licenses. Though they are not really a shining example of frugality either. Another institute they merged with was locally known as the "institute for lunch and business trips" (GMD[1], Gesellschaft fuer Mittagessen und Dienstreisen). [1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMD-Forschungszentrum_Informationstechnik https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMD-Forschungszentrum_Informat...