alt Hacker NewsIs anyone opposed or at least of two minds concerning what could be described as the bureaucratization of FOSS?
Or has this always been a thing. But it feels like a common—and celebrated—outcome for a lot of projects.
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skywhopper • today at 9:05 PM
Ever heard of the Free Software Foundation? Apache Software Foundation? FreeBSD Foundation? Linux Foundation?
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Non-profits allow projects to grow beyond hobbies. Covering costs (whether that's the expense of hosting / running the project or hiring talented people to work on it) is going to be a better incentive to keep the projects alive in the long term, meaning that people can rely on them instead of being wary that the project might become abandonware in a year.