FOSS software is written by people working at companies that likely owe their existence to VC.

weiliddat 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

That sounds like more sign of recent times.

FOSS software that many rely on that has been around for a while were non-VC: VCS, Linux / GNU / BSD, web browsers, various programming languages, various databases...

	▲	rhplus 29 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Sure, those projects were un(der)funded in the 80s and 90s but the reason we talk about them today is because of the huge amount of investment - both direct and in kind - that VC backed companies have managed to give to many of them. I think it’s easy to forget how long ago it was when FOSS truly was the outsider and wouldn’t be touched by most companies. Mozilla/Firefox started in 1998 and then started taking ad revenue from Google in 2005, which pays for a large chunk of its development. It’s been part of the Silicon Valley money machine for 20 years, most of its existence.

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hrimfaxi 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What gave you that idea?

	▲	esafak 39 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Because Silicon Valley, which contributes the majority of the code, is venture backed. For example, 84% of the Linux kernel's development is corporate: https://commandlinux.com/statistics/linux-foundation-growth-... I don't know why people are so upset here.