[adrianN]

I think everybody profits from open source, since a large part of the Internet runs on open source, so there is no big need to discriminate.

[dagw]

So why make a special separate tax that has to be calculated and administered? Just use the tax money you already collect to fund open source projects.

[adrianN]

If you want to spend more money you have to increase taxes. I don't mind whether we just increase an existing tax or create a new one.