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Re:Switching from macOS: The Basics by RandomOpinion on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @11:09AM (#12855534)
>As an OSS contributor, I _do_ begrudge him for it - and this is why. If you were to email Elementary and ask for support with a non-working 'sg' kernel module, I would be highly surprised if they offered you any support. More likely, they would tell you to contact one of the authors, who did not receive one dime for our work. He takes your money, and shirks off supporting you to people that _didn't_ take your money.

By voluntarily contributing to an OSS-licensed project, you don't have the moral right to begrudge him for it. What they are doing is completely permitted by the license; RMS has spelled it out over and over. So, no sympathy from me.

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Re:Switching from macOS: The Basics by hajile on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @11:26AM (#12855728)
That's kinda the point. He pushes for donations, but doesn't offer support. It's not illegal for him to not offer support and it's not illegal for me to not pay him.

I would prefer to pay a reasonable subscription fee with a support contract which is also not illegal, but benefits all parties.

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Re:Switching from macOS: The Basics by smallnamespace on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @12:46PM (#12856737)
Why are you only willing to pay for support, but not actual contributions?
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Re:Switching from macOS: The Basics by hajile on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @06:47PM (#12860090)
I do make contributions to some projects (can't support them all), but if the project is being too pushy, they can count me out. The idea that I can get support in return is just a nicer model of exchange. There's a good chance that I won't even use that support, but it's nice to know that my contributions have a direct impact on how usable the project is for my needs.
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