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Well some OSS is developed by universities and research institutes, which is a form of indirect nationalization.
by frozenport 9y ago
Well some OSS is developed by universities and research institutes, which is a form of indirect nationalization.
- jondubois 9y agoThat would make it unfair for indie developers... Then they'd be competing with institutions. This would actually kill open source as we know it.
- Radim 9y agoYou misunderstood -- the parent said this is already the case. A lot of FOSS is already heavily subsidized, from grants and tax money. No "would"s needed. And yes, it definitely makes it harder for indie developers to "compete", because these institutions run on infinite slave labour (students and postdocs). The only way to compete is on quality, which brings us back to the original "who pays for quality time" premise.