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I hope libarchive gets something out of this, at least a nice donation or a t-shirt. Feels like not getting anything in return from giant corporations making b

I hope libarchive gets something out of this, at least a nice donation or a t-shirt. Feels like not getting anything in return from giant corporations making billions of dollars is in the spirit of BSD style open source.

Mountain_Skies 3y ago
Large companies like Microsoft want to add their own bits of code to FOSS projects so they work better in that company's context. if nothing else, the project will receive code contributions.
anaganisk 3y ago
It's just the side effects of capitalism. Companies don't give a damn about how they are affecting climate and habitats, do we really want to expect them to support FOSS
gumballindie 3y ago
Open source libraries need to include a clause preventing anyone turning more than X amount in revenue per year or training machine learning from using the code unless they pay a fee.
- gorkish 3y ago
  /facepalm
- Clamchop 3y ago
  Your software is now source-available.
- majkinetor 3y ago
  Why? I think its perfectly OK for big companies to use FOSS tools without contributing anything. Why do you care? Authors gave it to the world for free or they would use more restrictive licence. If the big company really wants some more stuff in it, they will probably contribute or donate anyway. To me, it seems this is irrelevant methaphysical question that those that don't understand FOSS constantly try to empose. Once you accept money, its a different game, with money comes expectations... If you can't do something for free, and you expect to be payed for everything, you are probably not the one that will advance the field. I admire people that passionatelly do stuff for nothing but pure passion and sence of accomplishment. That is the world I want to live in. Yeah, there are predators, but if you really care about it you can probably create defensive strategy to minimize those chances.
- sangnoir 3y ago
  Now every open source project needs an accounting system, a bookkeeper and register to pay taxes in multiple jurisdictions, for what may be a pittance in fees earned. If the project is not going full-tilt as a startup, then that juice might not be worth the squeeze. Do maintainers want to add administrative duties to their plate just to maybe preemptively knee-cap large tech companies? If I this were to become a reality and I were a decision maker at a large tech company, I'd opt to pay you from the Japanese subsidiary - just 'cause.

Mountain_Skies 3y ago

Large companies like Microsoft want to add their own bits of code to FOSS projects so they work better in that company's context. if nothing else, the project will receive code contributions.

anaganisk 3y ago

It's just the side effects of capitalism. Companies don't give a damn about how they are affecting climate and habitats, do we really want to expect them to support FOSS

gumballindie 3y ago

Open source libraries need to include a clause preventing anyone turning more than X amount in revenue per year or training machine learning from using the code unless they pay a fee.

gorkish 3y ago
/facepalm
Clamchop 3y ago
Your software is now source-available.
majkinetor 3y ago
Why? I think its perfectly OK for big companies to use FOSS tools without contributing anything. Why do you care? Authors gave it to the world for free or they would use more restrictive licence. If the big company really wants some more stuff in it, they will probably contribute or donate anyway. To me, it seems this is irrelevant methaphysical question that those that don't understand FOSS constantly try to empose. Once you accept money, its a different game, with money comes expectations... If you can't do something for free, and you expect to be payed for everything, you are probably not the one that will advance the field. I admire people that passionatelly do stuff for nothing but pure passion and sence of accomplishment. That is the world I want to live in. Yeah, there are predators, but if you really care about it you can probably create defensive strategy to minimize those chances.
sangnoir 3y ago
Now every open source project needs an accounting system, a bookkeeper and register to pay taxes in multiple jurisdictions, for what may be a pittance in fees earned. If the project is not going full-tilt as a startup, then that juice might not be worth the squeeze. Do maintainers want to add administrative duties to their plate just to maybe preemptively knee-cap large tech companies? If I this were to become a reality and I were a decision maker at a large tech company, I'd opt to pay you from the Japanese subsidiary - just 'cause.