things like an os, browser etc are now at utility level. and should be funded through taxes and grants. you know like nato contribution grants but at the un level. everyone needs a reliable, privacy based browser and os. & I would reckon it a human right.
How would state coercion bear better fruit that the love of freedom?
I'm not yet a taxpayer, but I'm not looking forward to having my money be wasted on yet another "service" that neither I nor most people would choose to benefit from. I'll wager the postal service is an example of waste of public funds that translates well across borders.
Evidence that open source leads to better software abounds. I don't think one could say the same about state-funded anything unless one lives in that fictitious country called Finland.
