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The number of people hijacking foss tools and wrapping them up behind paywalls is hilarious.

• garrrikkotua 3y ago
  What do you mean hijacking?
• drusepth 3y ago
  Really just shows how little effort is put into making those foss tools easy to use for the layperson (NB: not implying that they should, just that they don't). Turns out people will pay to be able to use a slightly simplified version of something cool, that they would otherwise need to "figure out" a bunch of stuff to get it working.
  • tayo42 3y ago
    Going from cool to usable for general public is a lot of work. And most of it isn't fun or rewarding. I get why open source doesn't do that, and why you would want money to go from solving a problem for your self to solving a problem for others in an easy way.
    • solardev 3y ago
      > Going from cool to usable for general public is a lot of work. And most of it isn't fun or rewarding. As a frontend dev, this is my favorite part of the work! I wish there was an easy way to find open-source projects wanting UI help in particular. Is there?
      • all2 3y ago
        Oooh! Ooh! There's a guy who just posted a tool that has a limited license UI. He said he was going to work on rolling a new one. You should reach out maybe? This guy! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38044782 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38044782
• burkaman 3y ago
  I think it's the same as restaurants "hijacking" cheap ingredients and serving them up behind a paywall. Just because you think you could make a tool yourself doesn't mean it's never worth paying for, even professional chefs will pay for something pre-made and easy when they're hungry.
• kyleyeats 3y ago
  You have to with this tech. If your thing takes off and you don't, you're stuck with a huge bill. Then you get leapfrogged anyway.
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