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> Criticism aside, how does one provide freedom to learn and explore while curtailing the free rider problem? Make FOSS free for individuals. Developers can do
by rs999gti 5y ago
> Criticism aside, how does one provide freedom to learn and explore while curtailing the free rider problem?
Make FOSS free for individuals. Developers can download, read, integrate, etc. the code or package for free at home on their personal PCs.
The moment FOSS software enters the corporate or academic space, it becomes a licensed product requiring fees and statements of work to be paid for licensing, use, and changes.
- treebog 5y agoThere are “free for non-commercial use” licenses, but that is inherently a non-free license. If you restrict what someone can do with the software, it’s not free as in speech.