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> You're describing commercial software, not FOSS

No, I'm describing a funding mechanism. It may be easier with commercial software, but that's because humanity is largely allergic to collective action, not because of its licensing model. Some FOSS software gets plenty of funding from many different companies that use it, e.g. Blender.



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