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>An open source dev can still charge for his code I see this said a lot, and it seems to be somewhat accepted, but I've always wondered, since point five of th
by RobotToaster 4y ago
>An open source dev can still charge for his code
I see this said a lot, and it seems to be somewhat accepted, but I've always wondered, since point five of the OSI definition is:
>No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups
Would this not technically count as economic discrimination?
- Dalewyn 4y agoIt's not discrimination because everyone has to pay the price tag. Equality is about equal opportunities, not equal outcomes. That said, commercial open source software by and large fail because the primary reason people want open source software is because they all tend to be free-as-in-beer. Nobody truly cares about libre and cooperation and auditing, it's all about the monies. Don't believe me? The first thing nearly all large-scale FOSS deployments tout is how much they will save in Windows and Office licenses.
- codeguro 4y agoRMS cares quite a bit about it, as do I. You don’t talk for everybody.
- eyelidlessness 4y agoHow would it?