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Re:Cracks are showing in Enterprise Open Source's foundations by relaunched on Thursday January 28, 2021 @11:43AM (#25944579)
I see FOSS as more of a marketing tool for profit-motivated entities / founders. It's the modern, marketing equivalent of a limited, free trial for software. But, ultimately, if your company is owned by shareholders, their motives are your motivations. When the money matters more, this is what you get.

FOSS is all about idealism. It's hard to retain your idealism when someone is waiving $1+ billion dollars in your face with one hand and holding a loaded gun to your head with the other.

Re:Cracks are showing in Enterprise Open Source's foundations by nytgop77 on Thursday January 28, 2021 @05:18PM (#25950227)
Not only idealism. There is plenty of "I scratch my itch" kind of thing. (sharing can be done for self markeeting purposes, bragging rights)