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> Giant trillion dollar conglomerates repackaging and selling a product backed by free labor without contributing back wasn’t something they were contemplating back then.

this is absolutely right, and the OSI has been successfully captured by these companies

would RedHat be able survive to IPO these days? I very much doubt it (see: Oracle Linux)

a new term is needed, "Open Source" is no longer fit for purpose in a world where the hyperscalers exist

"Fair Source"?



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