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> Or it's capital preying on basic research funded by the public. How, exactly, is open source "basic research funded by the public"?
by nordsieck 4y ago
> Or it's capital preying on basic research funded by the public.
How, exactly, is open source "basic research funded by the public"?
- dmix 4y agoIf anything private capital funds OSS as much or more than anything else. OSS is primarily driven by time donation by the coders anyway. If they don't want companies using it there is a well established system to prevent that... it's called licensing.