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Who Really Owns Open Source?

A debate over the ownership and control of open source software is drawing attention. The discussion touches on how corporate sponsorship, licensing and maintainer control shape projects that are nominally open and community-driven, and who ultimately holds power when companies depend on freely available code. Tech audiences are weighing in on whether big tech's involvement undermines the original ethos of open source.

Why now: Ongoing tensions between community-driven open source projects and corporate influence are keeping the question of ownership prominent in tech discussions.

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