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> Open-source alternatives to tools you pay for this seems like an odd choice of phrasing. those two things are not orthagonal.

• drekipus 3y ago
  This, I'm kinda struggling with it. Open source doesn't mean slavery for free. We should look to encourage money for open source
  • tmtvl 3y ago
    Yes we should. Though I kinda find the "slavery" comment a bit hyperbole, I don't think there are many people who are forced under duress to work on OSS.
    • drekipus 3y ago
      My bad, I meant voluntary slavery, I don't know what the proper term is.
      • mosselman 3y ago
        Volunteering?
• xigoi 3y ago
  I think you meant to say they are orthogonal (that is, they aren’t mutually exclusive).
  • deleted 3y ago
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  • steanne 3y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthogonality?useskin=vector#Taxonomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthogonality?useskin=vector#T...
    • xigoi 3y ago
      Wow. So the word is a contronym?
• moron4hire 3y ago
  This is a good example of the sort of intentional naivete of open source developers. Most people see "free" and think "gratis", not "libre". You can argue "that's not what it means" until you're blue in the face. It doesn't matter when that's how most people treat it.