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this post was submitted on 04 Apr 2024
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I can already picture it
"you don't want to open a government backdoor? No more tax money for you"
"your foss project needs to be verified by the government to be selectable for founding, you don't want to? Well, no tax money for you"
"For your foss project to be created we need to verify it now that by law all foss projects receive tax money, you don't want? Delete everything"
And this is how you will own nothing and will be "happy". You can't escape the surveillance by using foss, go live in the woods before it's to late, and don't forget to carry your tin foil hat, be safe.
"you want a government backdoor on GPL licensed code? publish the backdoor for everyone to use, see and exploit/check for themselves. And/or watch as people simply take a version of the software built from a more reputable source without that backdoor instead. Thanks for the money!"
"you want to force all foss projects existing in the global internet across countries to get paid by you or close? enjoy your logistic nightmare as you pay to be made fun of by all other countries while I fork projects with one click"