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I wonder if Android and Chrome would support open source even less as independent companies though.
by wmf 1y ago
I wonder if Android and Chrome would support open source even less as independent companies though.
- SpaghettiCthulu 1y agoWhy not spin them each off into an independent non-profit?
- wmf 1y agoBecause people don't just throw away money.
- const_cast 1y agoNon-profits can make a lot of money, they just have to reinvest said money back into capital, labor, or R&D. Non-profits can absolutely charge a license as well, if they want. You can do that with OSS, too. Just make it GPL and then charge for a more generous license like Qt does.
- SpaghettiCthulu 1y agoOf course they don't. But the courts/government should force them to do so in this case. If the company or its shareholders need to be compensated then so be it. Better to pay them off and get Android and Chrome out of their hands before they can cause further damage.