math, science, and engineering research is state supported As to not paying a fair share: I, for one, would be perfectly happy if the open source world retreat

math, science, and engineering research is state supported As to not paying a fair share: I, for one, would be perfectly happy if the open source world retreated back into geekiness; needing to RTFM constitutes a proof-of-work, a non-monetary cost that I'd guess many potential exploiters would not be willing to pay.