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Governments are terrible at scope and requirements. Bring 10 local governments together to run development of a new FOSS software thingy and you’ll get somethin
by unilynx 5y ago
Governments are terrible at scope and requirements. Bring 10 local governments together to run development of a new FOSS software thingy and you’ll get something that none of the 10 would ever use in practice, if it ever gets finished at all
- marcodiego 5y agoImagine a few governments donating some million dollars for LibreOffice every year for a decade. Wouldn't it make a difference?
- unilynx 5y agoProbably. But I don’t see how that could happen regarding accountability. “Why is our municipality donating hundreds of thousands to something that is free whilst increasing ticket prices for the swimming pool?” At least with the idea of combining the funding of municipalities to build something together as FOSS, they’re not paying for something that already exists