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Lemmy is CEO-proof. After Digg, Reddit and Twitter, that term should be a thing (yiffit.net)

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[–] Phileosopher 1 points 1 year ago

That's not entirely true. Plenty of FLOSS software exist that are also run by corporations.

The secret is that corporate FLOSS maintainers are "service providers" and make their living that way, but the code is a public-access creative output that allows others to render that service.

It's a somewhat implicit contract of saying "Live and let live, since I'm technically have more power strictly because I designed the darn thing." Sorta scratches the ego and also allows freedom for everyone else at the same time.