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>Also I wonder why it's always the military and public funding making real progress in research, almost never private ventures. Because it costs money, isn't g
by lovich 8y ago
>Also I wonder why it's always the military and public funding making real progress in research, almost never private ventures.
Because it costs money, isn't guaranteed, and can take longer than a quarter which is a combination of aspects that private ventures hate. Private ventures can also easily pair up with universities to have the public pay the bill and then get IP protections over the innovation and sell it themselves
- daenz 8y ago>Private ventures can also easily pair up with universities to have the public pay the bill and then get IP protections over the innovation and sell it themselves Can you elaborate more on how that works? Seems like something that should be illegal.
- emiliobumachar 8y ago"It is common today for university researchers to get grants to develop a system, develop it nearly to the point of completion and call that “finished,” and then start companies where they really finish the project and make it usable. Sometimes they declare the unfinished version “free”; if they are thoroughly corrupt, they instead get an exclusive license from the university. This is not a secret; it is openly admitted by everyone concerned." https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/fsfs/rms-essays.pdf https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/fsfs/rms-essays.pdf