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I disagree. The problem is the tendency of companies to make use of free/open source software, to build on its functionality and to not contribute back. If tha
by esarbe 4y ago
I disagree. The problem is the tendency of companies to make use of free/open source software, to build on its functionality and to not contribute back.
If that was the case - if every company returned some of the profits they make by building their business on free/open source software - then the ecosystem would have enough resources to avoid such situations.
But capitalistic businesses will do the capitalism thing and instead take all the benefit while bearing none of the costs. And when something breaks they cry and feel entitled to remuneration.
That's why free/open source software and capitalism are incompatible; free/open source assums that everyone is that is able to is also willing to contribute. Capitalism assumes that it's fine to absorb all the from other's work.