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The problem is that projects by big companies are often encumbered by their business decisions. Companies rarely find privacy profitable, so it's usually the fi
by ocdtrekkie 6y ago
The problem is that projects by big companies are often encumbered by their business decisions. Companies rarely find privacy profitable, so it's usually the first feature to get rid of, but if they use or need an open source tool that respects privacy, they may pay for it.
Funds from tech companies won't alone make open source development sustainable, but it'll help.
- prepend 6y agoAll projects are encumbered by business decisions. I think open source improves on this problem because now I can fork and extend because a company open sourced something. This is not perfect, but it’s better than when I can’t. I think a better approach is trying to encourage more of a gift economy with people working on stuff for free and sharing it. It’s funny how I’m willing to accept some hair and do work myself as part of a community, but if I have to pay for it, I lose that community motivation. For example, I’m willing to spend time writing up an issue for an OSS project with a test script, etc. but I won’t do that for a commercial company.