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[–] orrk 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

2, and by extension 3 and 4

Hell depending on what this capital class votes for even 1 might be out the window.

[–] abessman 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] orrk 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

because having some capital class dictate the project is entirely antithetical to having the choice to contribute, even the AI stuff is just being contributed by a few large companies who want it

[–] abessman 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

because having some capital class dictate the project is entirely antithetical to having the choice to contribute

Why?

the AI stuff is just being contributed by a few large companies who want it

Contributing something because you want it is how free software works.

[–] orrk 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

yes, and having a subscription based shareholder system is antithetical to this

[–] abessman 1 points 11 months ago

Repeating it doesn’t make it true. As long as the code is released under a FOSS license, the development model doesn’t matter.