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Is anyone opposed or at least of two minds concerning what could be described as the bureaucratization of FOSS? Or has this always been a thing. But it feels l

Is anyone opposed or at least of two minds concerning what could be described as the bureaucratization of FOSS? Or has this always been a thing. But it feels like a common—and celebrated—outcome for a lot of projects.

skywhopper 11mo ago
Ever heard of the Free Software Foundation? Apache Software Foundation? FreeBSD Foundation? Linux Foundation?
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- akho 11mo ago
  xterm foundation, the urxvt conglomerate, foot collective farm, the ministry of alacritty, the 9term imperium st corporation when
chrysoprace 11mo ago
Non-profits allow projects to grow beyond hobbies. Covering costs (whether that's the expense of hosting / running the project or hiring talented people to work on it) is going to be a better incentive to keep the projects alive in the long term, meaning that people can rely on them instead of being wary that the project might become abandonware in a year.