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Depends on your viewpoint. The current mess with software rentals and cloud-based everything is (among other reasons) a consequence of this. However, maybe peo
by corty 5y ago
Depends on your viewpoint. The current mess with software rentals and cloud-based everything is (among other reasons) a consequence of this.
However, maybe people will see the light and go with free software instead (as in freedom, not beer, etc).
- alias_neo 5y agoFree software is a great solution for software, the more people have that attitude and help fund, contribute to and drive the usage of free software, the better it becomes. Unfortunately, it doesn't necessarily work for "entertainment", because entertainment is consumable. You always want new music, new movies, new games, I don't think we've found a way to make those free (libre) yes.
- bluecalm 5y agoTo start developing free software you need to be in already pretty good position financially or in privileged one where someone else pays your bills no matter what you do (some academics are in the position). For me if only free software was the choices I would be first forced to go work for some evil corp to make money and then maybe start my project at some point having much less time and energy. Making something a lot of people want and charging them for it is an awesome feature of copyright law. I don't want it to go away.