> What's your stance on big companies profiting off of open source tech without giving absolutely anything back? Do you think they have any obligations at all?

> What's your stance on big companies profiting off of open source tech without giving absolutely anything back? Do you think they have any obligations at all? No, they don't. Not beyond what's explicitly in the license. It may be in their interest to invest in open source software they use. Or they may simply want to do it, even if it's not in their interest. But they have no obligation to do so. If they did, it would be in the license, and as a result that license would not be open source. To say that users of open source software are obligated to contribute is an attack on the idea of open source. The reason I license my software the way I do is so that users are not required to do anything to see it or use it. That's the whole point. I'm giving it away, like youtube does their videos.