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Putting a Price Tag on Open Source
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Alex Gaynor
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April 8, 2025, 5:34 p.m.
open-source software
funding
economics
antitrust
Summary
The post discusses the challenges of funding open source software by analyzing the structural reasons behind unfunded projects, using antitrust economics as a lens for understanding these issues.
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