andrewxhonson

What is the oldest collection of code out there, including different versions of the same project, where someone could access it and compare the changes between versions to get a sense of what changed?

By publicly-available, I mean where it is made available for anyone who requested it to somehow access it (e.g. from the internet, from a library).

With "repo," I'm not imagining it using version-control software per se, just that it could be compared and clearly show some kind of iteration of the same piece of code.

I've been doing some reading on nonprofits in tech in particular. As I understand it in broad strokes, the Mozilla Foundation originally did all the development work, and later formed the taxable Mozilla Corporation, and handed over development responsibilities to the Corporation, keeping logos and trademarks at the Foundation.

One advantage seems to be the ability to make unrestricted income, though if I understand right, that all gets reinvested in the Foundation anyway.

More broadly, are there other nonprofits in tech that operate similarly, and why do they do it?