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> e: To the downvoters, do you seriously believe that Tesla, Apple, MSFT, Amazon, etc require MORE government assistance? This is just throwing the baby out wi
by Arathorn 3y ago
> e: To the downvoters, do you seriously believe that Tesla, Apple, MSFT, Amazon, etc require MORE government assistance?
This is just throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Just because big tech companies happen to build on FOSS projects doesn't mean that the FOSS maintenance shouldn't be borne by everyone, given they benefit everyone (including the governments themselves). And in fact, if the Big Tech companies paid their tax, they'd contribute as much (if not more!) as everyone.
- slackfan 3y agoThey don't benefit everyone, and even among those who benefit, not everybody benefits equally.
- slily 3y agoHow do you qualify this as "throwing the baby out with the bathwater" and not the suggestion of yielding government control of OSS? That is the disproportionate reaction, and I urge anyone pushing for more government control/spending to catch up on history.