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by bad_user 2765 days ago
Given that much of the Free / Open Source software is for the public good, critical FOSS could be funded via taxes, I don't see why not.

Of course you can be anti-taxes and prefer a minimal government, you can be an anarchist like the folks in this community tend to be, but we do pay taxes, for roads, for public schools, for public healthcare and as long as we are paying taxes, I don't see why some FOSS couldn't be funded by the state.