[jtsiskin]

The world really would. I wish there was a way this could work and could pay the same salaries as FANGs do. I think you would like https://www.fsf.org/

[acomjean]

If you look the reaction when Red Hat wanted to force the move from free CentOS clone to paid RHEL... That incoming cash would help Linux get better.

Free though helps businesses start. Though economies of scale in tech are so huge now.