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The vast majority of open-source enthusiasts I have encountered, 99% of whom have never looked at a line of code, are advocates of open-source software for free
by shapefrog 4y ago
The vast majority of open-source enthusiasts I have encountered, 99% of whom have never looked at a line of code, are advocates of open-source software for free beer reasons not for freedom reason.
There is almost a point where, like all language, the original meaning becomes obsolete and a new one takes over.
- jlarocco 4y agoSure, but I think it's important to remind people because the "problem" in the article isn't going to be fixed any other way than developers fixing it on their own and changing their behavior. Free as in beer code is a huge benefit to everybody else, so don't count on them to fix the problem. Really, from the outside it looks silly - "I gave my code away, and now I'm not profiting from it!". Then at the same time all of the biggest, richest companies in the world are software companies because they chose not to do that.
- shapefrog 4y agoSo much of the internet famous generation got rich by doing something, giving it away for free, then making a pile of money from giving it away for free. From bloggers to vloggers to streamers to influencers to banksy to almost every tech company. The outlier of sorts is open-source developers. To be honest I have no answers to the problem, and personally find most of the answers that do get thrown around dont pass the most basic of logic tests. So like you the only option I see is for developers to make the change, stop the freedom and the free ride.