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the two seem orthogonal issues. a foss collective could act as the enforcer of the openfare license, sure.
by tpoacher 5y ago
the two seem orthogonal issues.
a foss collective could act as the enforcer of the openfare license, sure.
- alangibson 5y agoI see the issue as 'how do we get resources to OSS contributors'. Micropayments will never be more than a pittance as long as it has to compete with "free"
- rndhouse 5y agoFor a user of the software, free might have downsides that micropayment-funded-at-scale might not have. If all users chip in $1/month, perhaps it adds up to something significant. I think the challenge is to minimize the overhead costs of that process.