> Someone devotes a large amount of their time and effort to making something that many people both depend on and make piles of money from, but don’t recompense

> Someone devotes a large amount of their time and effort to making something that many people both depend on and make piles of money from, but don’t recompense that original developer. I wonder how much free stuff that original developer used to get to the point where they could write working code to begin with? I find the problem with free software isn't capitalism, but greed. Some people are quick to forget how much free software/information they utilize without paying a dime back. > It seems clear that open source isn’t sustainable as things are now. Clear to you maybe, I on the other hand am bewildered to find that anyone can seriously think this is such a clear position they don't feel the need to back up such a claim with any data. Even their linked article doesn't make any real argument other than "what if?".