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Most open source models (bsd, gpl2, mit, etc.) were meant to harness capitolism, and they seem to have done rather well with a few glaring exceptions like android. Arguing to abandon it because its not the communist utopia promised by literally nobody is asinine.



When we talked a decade ago about "when open source wins", we were really excited for it. Now that it's happened, some people are freaking out. This is what winning looks like, though. This was the plan all along.




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