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Again, if it’s open source there’s nothing illegal in it.

The point of closed source is that it allows the people doing the research and engineering to recoup and profit off their investments.

Which I’m in favor of.

However, considering currently the disproportionately overwhelming majority of the value is being captured by American firms, and the US has proven to be an unreliable partner, it’s in both the EU and China’s interests to eliminate the profit from this industry entirely in order to promote competitiveness with the US based front runners.