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On Tue, 14 May 2024 09:03:04 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On Tue, 14 May 2024 01:50:08 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 wrote:
> 
>> I didn't.
> 
> The thing with Open Source is, you need to take an active role to find
> out what’s there. Unlike proprietary software companies, Open Source
> projects can’t afford 6-7-figure advertising budgets to tell everybody
> how wonderful they are. All they’ve got is word of mouth.

That is correct. The fact that they can't afford much is partly why big 
corporations eventually swoop in and corrupt the entirety of it in 
exchange for money. Look at what happened with Mozilla, for example. 
Lunduke did a good job demonstrating how corrupt the organization has 
become. The story is no different with the Linux Foundation.