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‘You literally cannot pay for it. If you do, it becomes something else.’ This is mot true and imho misleading. You can pay for GPL software. Many people do pay
by runningmike 5y ago
‘You literally cannot pay for it. If you do, it becomes something else.’ This is mot true and imho misleading. You can pay for GPL software. Many people do pay a lot for FOSS software. You can pay devs that develop GPL software. And it will still be FOSS. Payments do not change wether software is FOSS or not.
- jdiez17 5y agoIn that case (using the article's analogies), you are receiving a gift (GPL/FOSS software), and choosing to give them a gift as well (money). Both transactions are 100% no strings attached.
- jopsen 5y agoI bought qcad a few years ago (used it for a hobby project), I payed for it because compiling from source would have been a hassle. Note. qcad is open source. But yes, there is a limit for what you can charge and how far you can scale that model :)
- tonyedgecombe 5y ago>Many people do pay a lot for FOSS software. A few. Most people leech.