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Re:FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make ... by api on Friday February 10, 2023 @09:07AM (#34739717)
Would this create a way for FOSS projects to charge SaaS companies for monetized use of software by offering a compliant version?

Could be an unintended side benefit given that as it stands FOSS is basically free labor for SaaS with the latter delivering a user experience that is significantly less open and free than the old closed source paradigm FOSS intended to replace.

FOSS + SaaS = less freedom than old closed source.

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Re:FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make ... by JohnFen on Friday February 10, 2023 @02:26PM (#34744464)
SaaS by itself is a total disaster on that front.
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