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[$] The things nobody wants to pay for
Thursday January 25, 2024. 04:53 PM , from LWN.net
The free-software community has managed to build a body of software that is
worth, by most estimates, many billions of dollars; all of this code is freely available to anybody who wants to use or modify it. It is an unparalleled example of independent actors working cooperatively on a common resource. Free software is certainly a success story, but all is not perfect. One of the community's greatest strengths — convincing companies to contribute to this common resource — is also part of one of its biggest weaknesses.
https://lwn.net/Articles/959069/
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