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I use GQIS and OSM professionally. My company also contributes to both projects. You WANT companies to adopt free software because they'll put resources into improving it, which improves it for everyone.
Are they doing it to make money? Yep.
But it's good for the product and every user of the product. It allows hobbysts and individual users to benefit from corporate resources without ever giving the corporations money or data.
I get it. My point was that profitseeking and charity dont mix well imo.
Open Source software isn't charity. It's a group effort that anyone can use.