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Jens Finkhäuser

@lightweight One difficulty with that is that public funding of industry is already common practice, so excluding tech from that is going to need more than a strong case. @downey @onepict @josh

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Jens Finkhäuser

@lightweight @lightweight Sure, but then you're facing an even bigger fight.

I think it's probably best to find a way to make FLOSS fundable, but not its exploitation - that's business as usual.
Which we have with e.g. NLNet, but the scale of what they do doesn't meet the needs.

@downey @onepict @josh @downey @onepict @josh

Dave Lane 🇳🇿 replied to Jens

@jens ultimately, this comes down to fundamental principles of democracy, which are being flouted in most of the world's so-called democracies. It seems to me that the "greater good" and "core digital infrastructure" are the "right" direction to head, but yes, it won't be easy. I think anything that depends on businesses or philanthropy is doomed before it begins. @downey @onepict @josh

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