On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 4:36 AM, Daniel Campbell <z...@gentoo.org> wrote: > On 12/17/2016 12:53 AM, Neil Bothwick wrote: >> On Sat, 17 Dec 2016 00:55:21 -0500, Walter Dnes wrote: >>> >>> Again, the average home user is being jerked around for >>> a corporate agenda. >> >> Yes, it is disgusting that developers add the options desired by those >> that pay their wages while completely ignoring the users that give them >> nothing! It's almost like they are scratching their employer's itch while >> ignoring yours. > > I get where you're coming from, but Walter's talking about a real > concern when it comes to libre software and corporate involvement. The > profit motive has the potential to devastate community-oriented > operations, be they libre software, swimming pools, common areas, > municipal Internet, or even housing efforts. That potential for damage > should be baked into any community-based operation's decision-making > process.
Greg KH has (IIRC) made the argument that it's the involvement of corporations that has helped Linux grow exponentially, unlike the BSDs. (IIRC, he attributed their involvement to the GPL, but that's a different topic.)
