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> I don't think there's any merit to rejecting an Open Source project on the basis of where its primary developers are located. Yet, there is plenty of reason
by goodpoint 5y ago
> I don't think there's any merit to rejecting an Open Source project on the basis of where its primary developers are located.
Yet, there is plenty of reason to fund or reject projects based on who benefits from it. Which depends on who decides priorities and goals.
Using EU taxpayer money to fund projects that benefit mostly non-EU industrial groups that are competing against EU companies is self defeating.
Software does not exist in a vacuum. It's not some purely theoretical exercise. Like with any other technology, there can be very real economical, social or political ramifications.
- JoshTriplett 5y agoYou have to pick some stack to work on. If your requirements are genuinely different, by all means pick software that fits your requirements more than those of others. But if you have the same set of requirements, then you might as well work on the best available piece of software for those requirements, because if you spend time building something else instead then you'll either have something lower quality or you'll build something better that your competitors can switch to to get the same benefits.