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Re:Copyleft and community licenses are not without merit, bu... by nickpsecurity on Friday December 21, 2018 @05:19PM (#18737211)
One of reasons Im ditching traditional FOSS is Ive found via all the lobbying and lawsuits that we need money to protect software freedom. Lots of it. I rarely see this discussed. I wrote more here:

https://lobste.rs/s/0h98nl/it_s_not_okay_pretend_your_softwa...

Follow up:

https://lobste.rs/s/kbcjnx/open_source_confronts_its_midlife...

Whats your thoughts on using more paid, shared-source stuff to generate money to protect software freedom and fund development of FOSS infrastructure?

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