Comment by kvinogradov

1 year ago

Totally agree! Actually I had outlined similar ideas and even an example (Pydantic) in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42353209

In a nutshell:

- Algorithmic does not always mean automatic. An algorithm can have a human-in-the-loop element, as S&P500 or NASDAQ Composite have.

- Future versions of the index will account for known funding of OSS owners and maybe even exclude well-funded companies.