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  • DigDoug@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    This clearly isn’t true though, otherwise there wouldn’t be so much FOSS software.

    • atempuser23@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Foss lives and thrives on passion and unpaid contributions. That can be fine but it’s also necessary to actually purchase software so that individuals or small groups can get paid.

      How do I even compensate the random programmer who spend 30 hours fixing a bug on a foss project I use?

      Especially when in the context of this post which is about software you can buy to own there should be some willingness to spend money on software.

      • Broken@lemmy.ml
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        2 days ago

        Correct. While there are many (good) programs available for no money, that is charity based on desire and passion.

        Free in FOSS isn’t about price, it’s about freedom.

        • atempuser23@lemmy.world
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          2 days ago

          Which is great. But… This whole thread is in response to a comment that states to “never buy software”