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I didn't read that implication at all. Many projects of love are free with no revenue model at all, or maybe some random ads to offset costs (not cover them),

I didn't read that implication at all. Many projects of love are free with no revenue model at all, or maybe some random ads to offset costs (not cover them), otherwise it's unlikely people would even start using it in the first place. Going from that to a paid/subsidized model strong enough to cover actual development, hosting, etc. is a tall order.

JohnFen 8y ago
> Many projects of love are free with no revenue model at all Yes. I myself have several different ongoing projects. Some of them are in no way intended to be businesses and intentionally have no revenue model at all. Those are free for everyone and will always be (at least until/unless I tire of them and pass them along to someone else). Others are intended to generate some sort of revenue -- with a couple, I only want them to cover their own costs, with others, I want to see them make a profit. Those are not free. There is room for both types of project.