We should really pay for open-source. The FSF has a page saying it’s correct to charge before delivering OSS software (and the user can redistribute the softwar

We should really pay for open-source. The FSF has a page saying it’s correct to charge before delivering OSS software (and the user can redistribute the software with OSS license). We could charge access to Debian repositories for example. For example one repo could have bugfixes, and the broader audience could have a 1-year-old repo. Sure your can build from source, get a zip from a torrent, or find someone who hosts a free mirror of the paid repo, but as a company it’s much easier to get it from the official source, for security compliance. (Btw I’ve always said I’d be happy to spend $200 per year per employee for a desktop OS of macOS quality, so probably much less for our servers). This would offer price discrimination: - Free for individuals who want to spin off a small website, - Paid when you need to prove compliance to security regulations, - Developments still go to the pool of mankind’s marvels, instead of being locked with a commercial license and dying with the company, - Customer can still fork or fix a bug themselves by building from source.