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Sure, the easy way is easier. But more often than not, the easiest way is not the best way for the entire ecosystem.

Rather than saying "How can we get money moving around on our platform as soon as possible?" they should have asked "How can we make open source work sustainable?".

But who can blame them really, it's a for-profit and closed source company on every level.




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