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Why not spin them each off into an independent non-profit?
by SpaghettiCthulu 1y ago
Why not spin them each off into an independent non-profit?
- wmf 1y agoBecause people don't just throw away money.
- SpaghettiCthulu 1y agoOf course they don't. But the courts/government should force them to do so in this case. If the company or its shareholders need to be compensated then so be it. Better to pay them off and get Android and Chrome out of their hands before they can cause further damage.
- const_cast 1y agoNon-profits can make a lot of money, they just have to reinvest said money back into capital, labor, or R&D. Non-profits can absolutely charge a license as well, if they want. You can do that with OSS, too. Just make it GPL and then charge for a more generous license like Qt does.