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I think the really interesting observation here is that nobody tries to make a living selling small CLI programs, and moreover that these GUI programs tend to a
by nerdponx 4y ago
I think the really interesting observation here is that nobody tries to make a living selling small CLI programs, and moreover that these GUI programs tend to also be under proprietary licenses without so much as source available for viewing.
I find it interesting because I think very few people are willing to go through the trouble to "pirate" a $6 app if it had a free-as-in-freedom license. Building GUI applications from source tends to be a pain in the ass, and the people who weren't willing to pay $6 aren't even potential customers in the first place.
- OskarS 4y agoYeah, I agree, it's a shame that there isn't a better mechanism to pay for CLI software. I think a lot of developers would just refuse non-open source CLI software, but that really shuts down what could be a healthy market. Don't know what the solution would be though ("GitHub sponsors" don't seem to be it...)
- EricE 4y agoIt's not really that hard to understand - the people most likely to use CLI commands are the least likely to pay for software. Just look at the comments in this story :p