I think we need to philosophize. Is some software “infrastructure” and some even “critical infrastructure”? Or maybe they should be new classes of public goo

I think we need to philosophize. Is some software “infrastructure” and some even “critical infrastructure”? Or maybe they should be new classes of public goods? There are huge risks that society needs to address and I don’t think the non-profit (open source) market is providing it. And maybe not even the for-profit market. I don’t think open-source project leaders have the resources to fight this risk on their own. We should discuss if there is a role for government, just the way government pays for security (police) and protects critical infrastructure.