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MadeInDex

@protonprivacy
Good news, but is this criticism of "FREE" #FOSS🤷?

"...Proton can’t be billionaire-subsidized (like #Signal), #Google-subsidized (like #Mozilla), government-subsidized (like #Tor), donation-subsidized (like #Wikipedia), or even speculation-subsidized (like the plethora of crypto “foundations”).."

"...for-profit Swiss corporation #Proton AG, which now operates under the supervision of the non-profit foundation, which is its primary shareholder."

Who are the other shareholders?🤔

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Mark Gardner

@madeindex I don’t see a mention of #FOSS by @protonprivacy. Is your reply a criticism of #capitalism?

MadeInDex

@mjgardner @protonprivacy

So the correct terminology would be completely free - FOSS Software projects? 😋 👍

MadeInDex

@mjgardner

edited 👍

The character limit can be ... limiting 😂

Mark Gardner

@madeindex @protonprivacy Ah, you want “free as in beer,” not “free as in speech.”

People who like to turn stuff into ideologies call the former “#anticapitalism.” People who consistently practice it are called “looters.”

MadeInDex

@mjgardner @protonprivacy

Not sure what you refer to?

Only asked if they meant to criticize "FREE" FOSS, because it sounds like they criticize those projects funding models.

Mark Gardner

@madeindex @protonprivacy You do realize that the “F” in #FOSS already stands for “free” and that it has nothing to do with funding, right?

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