@anttipeltola I agree. A problem with very big companies I see is that they're hard to regulate. Another is that they tend to not serve the people using them. An ecosystem with a small number of very big players seems inherently less healthy and less likely to cope with disasters than one with many players of different size, which can still collaborate.

Very, very large projects are easier for very, very big players. But still possible by collaboration among smaller players.

Tell those who build the open source software you use that you use it, and why you appreciate it.

I don't accept donations, but I really appreciate positive feedback for any of my little projects. From talking to friends in the open source software development community, I know I'm not the only one.

This is especially important for the lesser known software.

https://blog.liw.fi/posts/2025/donations/