- cross-posted to:
- opensource@lemmy.ml
- brainworms@lemm.ee
- hydroptic ( @hydroptic@sopuli.xyz ) 24•29 days ago
The parasite class didn’t get rich by paying people what they’re worth, and I doubt they’re going to start now
- FizzyOrange ( @FizzyOrange@programming.dev ) 2•28 days ago
I don’t think you can blame them for this. How many resources do you use without voluntarily paying extra above your legal requirements? Do you donate every time you go to free libraries, museums, parks, cathedrals, etc? I certainly don’t and I don’t think that makes me “the parasite class”.
- Björn Tantau ( @bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de ) 9•29 days ago
On the one hand I like the sentiment of paying for open source software. But on the other hand the free part of free software is kind of very on the nose.
- Jake Farm ( @Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz ) English9•29 days ago
Maybe the software license should have been one that only allows non commercial use or the open sourcing of all derivative code.
- 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️ ( @Kolanaki@yiffit.net ) English4•28 days ago
makes thing for free
Doesn’t get paid for it
Why not make a license that makes it free if you contribute to development and paid for if you don’t?