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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. And free softwar
by 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.