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What if I paid for all my free software? (www.cynicusrex.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I've always felt guilty by taking for granted the rare breed of virtuous humans that provide free excellent software without relying on advertising. Let's change that and pay, how much would I “lose” anyway?

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[–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The thing is

  • its a shame that enthusiasts dont donate. How?
  • the biggest problem is normies using FOSS and never donating a cent
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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    normies using foss and not donating is better than normies not using foss and not donating imo

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    It may remove the "weakest link in the chain" and does not support surveillance capitalist companies. It also makes the software more known.

    In the end the biggest cost is development, which stays the same.

    I also have the feelig total normies dont annoy in forums or with bug reports / feature requests, like many Linux users do in some time of their evolution XD

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