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by cookiengineer 1046 days ago
> Zero-sum thinking

Who would have thought that people who just buy stuff don't care about things as much as the people who built it?

/s

This whole thing was predictable when Red Hat got sold off to IBM, and it seems to be the ever repeating cycle of American capitalism. In order for such communities to exceed the lifespans of their creators, we need foundations and non-profits to prevent hostile takeovers by VCs.