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[โ€“] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

what does "socialised software" mean?

[โ€“] Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Owned and operated by community at large, with the goal of bringing value for people, not for bringing people's money to shareholders

[โ€“] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

ok, so this is about how you run software, i.e. who owns the server hardware, while free software is about how software is developed, right?

[โ€“] Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not sure where you're pulling it all from, I suspect you have some kind of supposed gotcha in mind

[โ€“] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

no i'm just trying to clarify as i've never encountered the term before

[โ€“] Nalivai@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 hours ago

I don't think it's a term, really, more of broad idea applied to this topic

[โ€“] eletes@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

The EU should sponsor various projects or provide tax cuts to companies that contribute labor to projects. They don't have to take over the projects, just help them prosper for everyone.