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I have a mixed view about this. On one hand I'm happy to see money going back to open source, but then I'm not sure those foundations are a good thing at the en

I have a mixed view about this. On one hand I'm happy to see money going back to open source, but then I'm not sure those foundations are a good thing at the end of the day. They bring politics, ego, and other undesired side-effects to open source. I saw that happening for a lot of projects that were very well self-managed until they grew to become part of a foundation, with all the politics that come with it.

zeroxfe 8y ago
IMO, politics are an unfortunate result of any kind of growth. Even self-managed organizations become political when they scale up -- it's just the nature of society. I think the best organizations are the ones that actively manage their political complexity.