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Re:.NET on Linux – bye, Windows 10 by egeozcan on Monday October 17, 2016 @06:55AM (#12723961)
Oh I didn't know that Paint.NET closed source. I found a blog post about the decision, an interesting read. Here it is:

https://blog.getpaint.net/2007/12/04/freeware-authors-beware...

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Re:.NET on Linux – bye, Windows 10 by Tharre on Monday October 17, 2016 @08:43AM (#12724500)
I don't get it, one doesn't need the source code to change a few credits strings and pictures. Making Paint.NET closed source is about as effective as game studios putting more and more advanced DRM mechanisms into their games.

I understand why the author is upset, but his cure is worse than the disease.

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Re:.NET on Linux – bye, Windows 10 by coldpie on Monday October 17, 2016 @10:14AM (#12725173)
Yeah, closed source tooling is garbage. I need to be able to fix the tools I use, or customize them for my purposes.
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Re:.NET on Linux – bye, Windows 10 by flukus on Monday October 17, 2016 @08:36PM (#12731093)
I would of thought a proper OS license would've been a better solution.
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