pbpza@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoTIL that operating system Linux is an example of anarcho-communismen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square285fedilinkarrow-up1548arrow-down1107
arrow-up1441arrow-down1external-linkTIL that operating system Linux is an example of anarcho-communismen.wikipedia.orgpbpza@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Linux@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square285fedilink
minus-squaretoastal@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up24·11 months agoIt’s pretty hard to fight hegemony when your salary is just built on donations. A lot of important tech is also paid for via government grants then the private sector gets to use it and erect the walled gardens when it should be in the commons.
minus-squareLemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down5·edit-211 months agoOutside of the actual cabling and the initial internet what tech has is government funded that’s controlled by vc tech?
minus-squarejonne@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoMost big projects survive on more than just donations. The Linux kernel is developed by developers paid by some of the biggest software corporations.
It’s pretty hard to fight hegemony when your salary is just built on donations. A lot of important tech is also paid for via government grants then the private sector gets to use it and erect the walled gardens when it should be in the commons.
Outside of the actual cabling and the initial internet what tech has is government funded that’s controlled by vc tech?
Most big projects survive on more than just donations. The Linux kernel is developed by developers paid by some of the biggest software corporations.