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And that's the biggest misunderstood concept in free software. "Free" here doesn't mean free of money but freedom. FSF actually encourages requiring money for s

by O_H_E 8y ago

And that's the biggest misunderstood concept in free software. "Free" here doesn't mean free of money but freedom. FSF actually encourages requiring money for software. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html

monetus 8y ago
Is there anyone that successfully does that though? I can only think of the Ardour DAW, which offers itself for a dollar so you can avoid trying to build gtk. It even offers a crippled, costless version. https://community.ardour.org/download_form https://community.ardour.org/download_form
- grigjd3 8y ago
  A lot of companies build something "more usable" on top of open source software and sell that.