optimism.eth (@Optimism): This is why we have dedicated 850,000,000 OP to Retro Funding.

This is why we have dedicated 850,000,000 OP to Retro Funding. This is also why the OP stack is fully open-source under the MIT license. We believe that open-source provides the seeds that lets the infinite garden flourish, and we will continue to water it. Quote [@ClementDelangue](https://www.twitter.com/ClementDelangue/status/1901751361320206554) > Great research on open-source by @Harvard: > - $4.15B invested in open-source generates $8.8T of value for companies (aka $1 invested in open-source = $2,000 of value created) > - Companies would need to spend 3.5 times more on software than they currently do if OSS did not exist > > I suspect that these numbers and impact are even greater for AI than for software (would be great to study!)