> To date, this public good has broadly been provided for free Only if you ignore the whole picture and focus strictly on the workflow "find bug, get fix, pat

> To date, this public good has broadly been provided for free Only if you ignore the whole picture and focus strictly on the workflow "find bug, get fix, patch old kernel, release". Google gives Android, Chrome and other stuff "for free" because they are getting something else in another part of the chain.