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    And having a government as a significant backer for an open source project is a great recipe for conflicts of interest and general trust erosion.

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      who else should be a significant backer for an open source project? google? microsoft?

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        Things get weird as corporations increasingly have power comparable to nation states.

        But, generally, I would rather a megacorporation than a government. Because megacorps are at least “smart enough” to pretend they aren’t trying to take over the world. Whereas governments have a tendency to justify a lot of horrible shit for righteous reasons.

        But, in a perfect world? I would rather a wide range of different donors and backers but mostly clustering around maybe fortune 500 companies instead of fortune 10?

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          Because megacorps are at least “smart enough” to pretend they aren’t trying to take over the world.

          there are enough examples for corps doing evil things. You hear about them less often, because they cover their tracks and the outcry is generally smaller than when governments do similar things.

          Whereas governments have a tendency to justify a lot of horrible shit for righteous reasons.

          corps justify a lot of horribble shit for financial reasons. Is that better?

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          Corporations can also act on behalf, or on the orders of nation states. So you don’t solve anything, if a state wants to get involved, it will. You have the additional cons that corporations tend to cater to their financial interests anyway, while a public institution might not always have ulterior motives.