> It’s not a charity if it becomes or serves as part of a standard. Then it just transitions to a charity that everyone relies on. It's been embarrassingly dif

> It’s not a charity if it becomes or serves as part of a standard. Then it just transitions to a charity that everyone relies on. It's been embarrassingly difficult for people to admit this vis-a-vis Linux and the like, but it's obvious in a situation like programming languages. We rely on the enduring charity of it's authors, license-holders and distributors to write and distribute software. "Giving back" is not an inherently cynical process. Meta has no obligation to publish these patches in the first place, much less work as a part of the community to solve a common issue. But they do, and it's just kinda part of their culture at this point. Yes, they do still gain from it; but so do their direct competitors. It's difficult to characterize as a purely business-motivated decision, because there are much greedier avenues to pursue if that's their MO.