Comment on Google criticizes Europe's plan to adopt free software
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks agoFor number 2, require that the people doing the open source work live and pay taxes in the EU. That way you’re keeping the money in the union, and you’re investing in local knowledge and skills.
As opposed to proprietary software where you’re basically handing dollars over to American companies (or to supposedly “Irish” companies that just so happen to be named almost identically to American companies, but somehow are magically based out of Ireland and don’t pay proper taxes anywhere).
0x0@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I get what you’re saying but for larger projects that may not be viable.
Heck Mr Torvalds is an American living in the US (not that he’d need financial support) and not all muricans are dumbasses, just the majority.
merc@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
So, don’t fund the larger projects. Fund the smaller ones, they’re the ones that probably need support anyhow.
Besides, I would bet that if you asked Mr. Torvalds, he’d have a list of kernel contributors who live in the EU and would love to be paid for their work.