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However, as has been a point of discussion here for the last several years, the SaaS services themselves are often as much "leeches" as the users when it comes

• pjmlp 5y ago
  Might happen, however my point was about the SaaS that are from the authors themselves.
  • Macha 5y ago
    Ah, in the case of developer originated SaaS, then sure, doing a SaaS offering rather than donationware might lead to more income for the developer, but I don't think that free software is alone in this - plenty of proprietary software that would once have had fixed boxed releases is now subscription or SaaS based too. Recurring income is a stronger business model, nobody's denying that, but that doesn't mean it's an improvement for the user or that those producing software with a goal of financial gain would have just released standalone open source software if only free software licenses had been more sympathetic to their needs. Rather, I think if SaaS did not exist, if their first goal is revenue, many of these groups would have just released straight up proprietary software.
    • pjmlp 5y ago
      When users try to make a living as developers, income becomes something to worry about.