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Open Source Projects Receive Funding to Reclaim the Public Internet

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473 points edent | 2 comments | 23 Apr 25 07:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.558s | source
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mixcocam ◴[23 Apr 25 09:15 UTC] No.43770093[source]▶
There is also a lot of indirect funding in the form of the governments purchasing habits: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2024/04/04/german-s...

In the EU the size of the state is often bigger than 50% of GDP. What the government buys is very important and means a lot of $$ for projects, consultants and the rest of the open source ecosystem.

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1. gadders ◴[23 Apr 25 10:59 UTC] No.43770654[source]▶
>>In the EU the size of the state is often bigger than 50% of GDP.

That's a terrifying statistic. It doesn't sound very sustainable.

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2. npc_anon ◴[23 Apr 25 11:43 UTC] No.43770962[source]▶
In the US it's 40%. The 10% difference is explained by the US having limited to no public healthcare or pensions. Those are largely paid for privately, which pretty much balances it out.