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Paid software can be good, the problem is that the incentives aren't for it to continue being good and improving over a long period of time. The paid products t
by gchamonlive 5mo ago
Paid software can be good, the problem is that the incentives aren't for it to continue being good and improving over a long period of time. The paid products that are able to maintain quality and vision are the exception.
- onlyrealcuzzo 5mo ago> Paid software can be good, the problem is that the incentives aren't for it to continue being good and improving over a long period of time. And free software is different somehow? People's interests are fleeting. Someone may be dedicated to doing something right for years, and then have kids...
- gchamonlive 5mo agoIt's different because if free software "dies" there are no victims, if there's community interest in the project you just fork it. And having kids is of a completely different nature than having to appease investors quarterly.