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> But putting yourself in a position where your work can be easily exploited and then complaining when it is is ridiculous. Ridiculous is a strong adjective to
by piva00 2y ago
> But putting yourself in a position where your work can be easily exploited and then complaining when it is is ridiculous.
Ridiculous is a strong adjective to use in this case, naïve would work much better without adding a harsh judgment to people who don't share your worldview. I could say the same: your position is ridiculous by only believing that humans are incapable of cooperation without having something to gain from it, such position only exist due to a system we are beholden to, not due to absolute human nature.
- alexvitkov 2y agoThe "Big Tech used my stuff and now I'm sad" story has happened so many times that it is ridiculous. You should be aware of this possibility before releasing your stuff under a permissive license. And the proposed alternative is often copyleft, which doesn't make you any money and dissuades people from using your project. You need to understand these implications before jumping in. > your position is ridiculous by only believing that humans are incapable of cooperation without having something to gain from it I do believe that. They're always a motivation to gain something, even if it's the pride that you've helped financially support a project you believe in. My worldview is irrelevant though, the issue here is corporate structure, not human nature. It's difficult to convince a company to pay for something that is free, especially when the button says "Donate" and not "Buy". And even if you do, for a high-value FOSS component, the amount paid will never reflect the actual value they gained from it - think YouTube and ffmpeg, Apple and FreeBSD, or any SaaS and Linux.