Google to Pay for Free Software Patches

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Oct 10, 2013

Google doesn't own any open-source software, but it will gladly pay you money to make it more secure.

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Oct 11, 2013

"Open-source software is developed and maintained by unpaid volunteers..."
Some is, not all. Most of the developers of high-profile non-game software are employed by companies that use the software they work on.

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