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I'm curious why you don't want to rely on non-free software for your work. Usually paying for something helps it not to die, like limetext, for example. For m
by jasonlfunk 10y ago
I'm curious why you don't want to rely on non-free software for your work.
Usually paying for something helps it not to die, like limetext, for example.
For my work, I'd rather pay for something I rely on to increase the likelihood of it staying alive and keeping up with the work I need to do.
- nkkollaw 10y agoExactly. It's amazing how people still don't want to pay for software.
- scbrg 10y agoIt's not that we don't want to pay for software, and I don't think that's what OP meant when he used the word "nonfree". It's just that we need the four freedoms in case the software takes a sudden turn in a direction we don't like. Now you're going to ask: How is it possible to support the four freedoms and still charge for the software? And my answer is: I have no idea, and I don't care. It's not my job to come up with a business model for you, I'm just stating my requirements.
- johnfn 10y agoMaybe you should care. There is a possibility that in some cases your requirements are contradictory.
- nkkollaw 10y agoI see. Perhaps I commented too fast. I don't think it's that big of a deal for a text editor, though. One thing is if you're a designer and all your files are PSDs and you're locked in with Photoshop, but if Sublime Text dies you still have lots of other editors that will open your plain text files: Atom, Eclipse, etc.
- snotrockets 10y agoOnce you have trained your muscle memory on a given editor, switching becomes a very big deal.
- giancarlostoro 10y agoNone of the four freedoms mention it having to be free. ;)
- AsyncAwait 10y agoIt's free as in "liberty", rather than cost.
- ben-schaaf 10y agoYou can still 'pay' for free open source software, many projects accept donations. You can also donate your time by contributing to projects. You can always help pay to keep an open source project running. The same thing is a lot more difficult with closed source software once its been abandoned.
- adrianN 10y agoI don't mind paying for software as long as it respects my four freedoms.
- rawfan 10y agoHow doesn't ST respect your freedom? It's amazingly open and extensible. More so, than many open source projects.
- adrianN 10y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software#Definition_and_the_Four_Freedoms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software#Definition_and_t... 1, 2, 3. The violation of Freedom 3 is somewhat ameliorated by the plugin feature.
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