I think software distribution is a lighthouse problem. Software distribution has close to zero marginal cost. Any cost imposed on zero marginal cost good will r

I think software distribution is a lighthouse problem. Software distribution has close to zero marginal cost. Any cost imposed on zero marginal cost good will reduce the benefit provided by the good. If a developer wants to make software for better cause, open source is the way to go. But I have no solution to how to support the effort of developer. This is the challenge faced with journalism: free but rubbish articles yet with ads or paywalling everything. Both are not ideal IMO https://courses.cit.cornell.edu/econ335/out/lighthouse.pdf https://courses.cit.cornell.edu/econ335/out/lighthouse.pdf