Comment on Open Source Blackout

Doomsider@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• filcuk@lemmy.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  This is true, but i fear it would open up a can of worms potentially, where govt oversight would be required or demanded to oversee the investment (people doing no good just trying to cash in). Maybe not.

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  • stochastic_parrot@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You described a hypothetical scenario that is the actual scenario we’re already living in. People doing no good (CEOs, investors) are already cashing in and are demanding an oversight on the investment.

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    • filcuk@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That’s not quite what I meant.
      I’m talking about the (potential) relationship between a gov and repo maintainers, and whether that would mean less freedom for the developers, since govs are typically required to ensure tax money is spent on legitimate purposes.
      As I said though, it was just a thought. Things like research grants exist, it could work the same.

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