• jackpot@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    look i dont got much money in the bank but people need to start donating to foss creators cause it’s getting dumb, musescore sold out to ultimate guitar and theyre going to shit cause guess what? no one gave money. the linux distro im using is ome of the biggest jn the world and it barely scrapes 1000 usd a month. when i get a job i’ll start giving money but people seriously need to chip in, im not mad at sync at all i get it

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      1 year ago

      FOSS = principled free software without obligation because the labor was “donated.”

      That’s what I’m learning on lemmy. It’s blowing my mind.

      Edit: exiting to make sure I’m understood. I get FOSS. I understand it’s role. What I’m learning is there is a while corner of the internet determined not to spend money on software.

      And feeling significant moral outrage if someone else does. It’s bizarre. I’ve seen religious people less zealous.

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        also yeah it stands for free open source software and FLOSS means it’s licensed in a way which prevents it from being closed off later on

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          I have nothing against FOSS. Good things have been done.

          I have an issue with people acting like if it isn’t FOSS it is morally wrong. You may not have done this, but it’s a vibe I’ve seen more than once here.

          That and a notion that the app should be free. That’s fine, but if people are “saving money” I hope it goes to the servers or lemmy devs.

          In short: an undercurrent to some FOSS posts has seemed to be entitlement, not just a desire to see FOSS thrive.

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        theres no obligation but if they dont get paid theyve no obligation to help us, it’s mutually benefitial