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There is definitely a proprietary desktop software market for Linux. For your office example, try WPS office. Never used it myself but I heard good things. The
by est31 5y ago
There is definitely a proprietary desktop software market for Linux.
For your office example, try WPS office. Never used it myself but I heard good things. There are paid text editors like sublime or the stuff that jetbrains is building. There is also lots of Linux desktop software in the SFX industry.
- istingray 5y agoOh Sublime looks great, like BBEdit on Mac. $30 not bad. Thanks for the rec! Checking WPS out now: https://www.wps.com/premium https://www.wps.com/premium $30/year, not too bad. The fact that their free version runs on ads is a turnoff from a brand standpoint.
- yoyohello13 5y agoMy main problem is I don't want proprietary software. I want to pay for FOSS software. I have a rolling monthly fund where I donate to projects I like. A lot of Linux users scoff at paying for software, but I think the Linux community would really benefit from fostering more of a donation centric culture.
- est31 5y agoI see contributions which are not paid for as donations. Even if some work is paid for, it's often not market rate for that quality of work. From this perspective, donations are extremely prevalent, they are just not in terms of money. Of course this doesn't bring food to the table of contributors however. I agree that there should be more monetary donations in FLOSS.