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how about we go the other way and help out open source development by open sourcing codebases of failed companies in the downturn and releasing the patents/lice
by DesiLurker 4y ago
how about we go the other way and help out open source development by open sourcing codebases of failed companies in the downturn and releasing the patents/licences? this would be a step one for next generation of startups to build upon. The VCs funding current startups (including YC) could implement this tomorrow as a policy and create a huge body of work ready to be reused.
- yrgulation 4y agoThis is a one way process - companies take but never give.
- rakoo 4y agoThe captation of knowledge is made possible in large parts due to some FOSS developers using non-copyleft licenses. If the receiver has no obligation to share, and makes money off of a product they build on top, expect them to not share anything. At this point non-copyleft licenses are a problem, and shouldn't be used anymore. Don't wait for a foreign group hellbent on maximization of profit and on which you have absolutely no control to do something; use (A)GPL