>Whatever the case, developers are starting to believe that voluntary free open source contribution is for smucks. In today's environment, it kind of is for sh

>Whatever the case, developers are starting to believe that voluntary free open source contribution is for smucks. In today's environment, it kind of is for shmucks. How many times have I seen the same tired FreeBSD copypasta about how FreeBSD powers netflix and playstation, and won't I please donate because netflix and sony are parasites who won't pony up the dough to keep FreeBSD solvent. Why on earth would anyone directly subsidize these CEOs when they could get paid to do it instead?