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this post was submitted on 23 Mar 2026
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Closest comparison example I think is Mozilla/Firefox, since they started being banked by Google, and specially as the money tap was dried, they got erratic at best. Would it seem like Linux would follow a same path? Are there safeguards in place? Are there signs these companies force their own visions onto the Foundation?