Vittelius@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days agoGitHub Wants the EU to Fund Open Source, But Who Should Really Pay?www.omgubuntu.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down11
arrow-up197arrow-down1external-linkGitHub Wants the EU to Fund Open Source, But Who Should Really Pay?www.omgubuntu.co.ukVittelius@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareanamethatisnt@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoI like the idea of public funds supporting code that stays public, which strong copyleft license is used doesn’t matter much to me to be honest. The big thing would be if the EU helped litigate license breakers and not only fund the projects.
minus-squareLena@gregtech.eulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 days agoI fully agree, they should support FOSS projects on all fronts, not just the code itself (though the code is the most important part). Btw, you might want to take a look at Public money, public code
I like the idea of public funds supporting code that stays public, which strong copyleft license is used doesn’t matter much to me to be honest.
The big thing would be if the EU helped litigate license breakers and not only fund the projects.
I fully agree, they should support FOSS projects on all fronts, not just the code itself (though the code is the most important part).
Btw, you might want to take a look at Public money, public code