hastly

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   by hastly 12y ago

   The thing is, free riding isn't necessarily cheaper for anyone. When you're depending on the software in question, it being underfunded might mean you're not getting the quality and features that would pay off in multiples fo
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   by hastly 12y ago

   Isn't taking money for extra features in desktop software the oldest trick in the book? Either way I don't think the problem is one of individual users not paying for their apps. I think the major problem is that of huge companies
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   by hastly 12y ago

   Maybe we should turn our open source projects into businesses? At least make it clear we're open to taking money for extra features and/or support? I mean, I have a whole list of projects I would like to support in a meaningful wa
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   by hastly 12y ago

   Making everything virally GPL doesn't solve the problem of nobody paying for open source development. I actually think if everything out there was GPL'd, it would make it even more difficult to build businesses and make money from