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> All software should be free, The marginal cost of one more user is exactly zero All bridges should be free, The marginal cost of one more user is effectively
by nordsieck 8y ago
> All software should be free, The marginal cost of one more user is exactly zero
All bridges should be free, The marginal cost of one more user is effectively zero.
- sciurus 8y agoToll bridges are quite rare. Most bridges are publicly funded via taxes and free to use, just like Ghidra.
- Wowfunhappy 8y agoWhile I agree with your overall point, this isn't the greatest analogy, because a finite number of users are able to use a bridge simultaneously. A bridge with too many users is called a traffic jam.
- acct1771 8y agoA piece of software with users who can't support themselves when issues crop up (and sustain their longterm usage) has effectively the same issue.
- adrianN 8y agoIf you're suggesting we should fund critical software in the same way that we fund bridges, then I support that motion.
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- qubex 8y agoQuite ironically for the GP, that's exactly what has happened in this case: a taxpayer-funded governmental organisation (NSA) has produced and released a public good for free consumption. They literally saw the toll bridge (IDA Pro), said ‘nope’ for whatever internal reason, built a new one downstream, drove their vehicles across it, and then said “hey folks, this over here is for you to use for free whenever you want”.
- lemonhuman 8y agoBad analogy. Bridges have upkeep.
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