Eh, I don't see the problem. If the government decided not to renew a contract with SpaceX because they thought they could do it better themselves, should they

Eh, I don't see the problem. If the government decided not to renew a contract with SpaceX because they thought they could do it better themselves, should they not? Tax money spent on government research should be public. I do think they should follow any of Microsoft/SpaceX's IP laws (but also file their own for the public). > Wouldn't it make sense for the government to just use or license Libre Office if it was good enough to meet their needs? Sure, if the math and logistics worked out. I kind of think Office and Microsoft are too entrenched now. I think the reason it wouldn't be a huge deal is you would still need some sort of business arm for it to get traction--like a Red Hat. So basically Microsoft would just lose a government contract.