> Pretty much every big tech company you could think of uses some type of open source software, including Apple, Google, and Facebook.<p>These companies contribute massively to open source. The article would have more impact if better examples were chosen.<p>I think the model of open source works fine as is. Maybe people will write open source out of passion to work on cool project, and maybe to build a name for themselves. Companies will open source to give back, but also to get additional resources to help debug and build out the codebase. This just feels like begging for money. If you want to make money write sass software, don't corrupt open source
This is childish and counterproductive. If companies are complying with the terms of the license it has been released under, they aren’t doing anything morally or legally wrong.<p>If you want companies to pay for your software, place it under a different license.
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