Recently there was a discussion[0] around the value of open source software and how much companies would have had to pay to have it developed from the ground up

Recently there was a discussion[0] around the value of open source software and how much companies would have had to pay to have it developed from the ground up. The number that was thrown around was $177M. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39340146 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39340146