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Software vendors dump open source, go for the cash grab
First, they build programs with open source. Then they build their business with open source. Then they abandon it and cash out.
If a business isn't worth a billion dollars before its initial public offering (IPO), it's not a winner in their books. Suppose programmers get sick and tired of companies taking their donated code and decide they won't put up with this anymore. Even Richard M. Stallman, Free Software's founder, said, "There is nothing wrong with wanting pay for work, or seeking to maximize one's income, as long as one does not use means that are destructive.
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