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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•5 months agoThis is great. So all their VC-funded work will get released publicly, and we all benefit. I don’t see why people are upset that FOSS projects are getting VC funding for development…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•5 months agoHaha. Maybe. I doubt the VCs will provide much followup funding if they can’t control the code base but weirder things have happened.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•5 months agoIf Mr. Money bags comes to you with a contract that says anything about IP or equity, tell them to fuck off
This is great. So all their VC-funded work will get released publicly, and we all benefit.
I don’t see why people are upset that FOSS projects are getting VC funding for development…
Haha. Maybe.
I doubt the VCs will provide much followup funding if they can’t control the code base but weirder things have happened.
If Mr. Money bags comes to you with a contract that says anything about IP or equity, tell them to fuck off