That's a different thing entirely though. If you force companies to donate to a project, they'll want to have some ownership of it. If you do it indirectly thro

That's a different thing entirely though. If you force companies to donate to a project, they'll want to have some ownership of it. If you do it indirectly through taxes, you're forcing everyone to fund it so it becomes a democratic process. I personally don't agree with either approach, but I think Stallman's idea would have a much better result than forcing companies to donate.