alphahowler

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[–] alphahowler@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

Freenow was bought by a US company recently.

FreeNow was recently acquired by the U.S.-based ride-hailing company Lyft. The deal, announced on April 16, 2025, involves Lyft purchasing FreeNow from its previous owners, BMW and Mercedes-Benz Mobility, for approximately €175 million

[–] alphahowler@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

Quantum computing (with AI though)

[–] alphahowler@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

I agree with most of what you say, nevertheless I’d like to underline that my context was broader and not limited to Linux and open source, but to a greater extend to topics like inequality, world hunger, wars, access to infrastructure, education and healthcare for example.

[–] alphahowler@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Avoiding tax loopholes and fair taxation for billionnaires could also be considered. Just saying. Otherwise I think that the idea of deleting all IP laws is just wishful (and naive) thinking, assuming people would cooperate and build on each other’s inventions/creations.

Given the state the world is currently in, I don’t see that happening soon.