some_anon_dude

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   by some_anon_dude 6y ago

   > The Foundation secures Kotlin's development and distribution as Free Software But then... > The code is distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
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   by some_anon_dude 6y ago

   > the model where big companies have their technology stacks underpinned by charity is ridiculous Worse: they are exploiting people's good intentions. They co-opted the Free Software movement. Copyleft has been painted as "busi
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   by some_anon_dude 6y ago

   > FOSS as a commons good, so it suffers from the tragedy If only there was a way to get a bit of money from everybody to pay for common goods...
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   by some_anon_dude 6y ago

   > "charity" was a tough sell internally I've been saying this for decades: For-profit companies are expected to generate profit for the shareholders. As such, donations are hard to justify. - Most technical teams have pre-