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If Linux, OSS, and the like is a firmament of modern society, AND IT IS, why would it be left to adhoc donations or the whims of corporate donations? There sho
by AtlasBarfed 4y ago
If Linux, OSS, and the like is a firmament of modern society, AND IT IS, why would it be left to adhoc donations or the whims of corporate donations?
There should be billions in funding of OSS from governments each year. Think that's ridiculous? Consider how much Microsoft makes in support payments from governments around the world. The US government has a 92 billion dollar software budget.
I mean, look at this: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-microsoft-exclusive/exclusive-microsoft-could-reap-more-than-150-million-in-new-u-s-cyber-spending-upsetting-some-lawmakers-idUSKBN2B713L https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-cyber-microsoft-exclu...
- lazide 4y agoBecause they can.
- WJW 4y agoIf it's that important, just make a new tax and stop dicking around with this "oh it would be so nice if companies would just donate out of the goodness of their hearts hint hint" nonsense. It's pretty clear that 99+% of for-profit companies have zero interest in paying for things that developers will (apparently) also develop for free. Society figured out a way of forcing people to pay for common goods a long time ago, and it's taxation.