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A comment on Ask HN: What is wrong with 1$ subscription license for open source softwares?.

Re:Ask HN: What is wrong with 1$ subscription license for op... by slitaz on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @03:51AM (#14652401)
The problem is that you cannot force a "subscription" with open-source software. It would not and should not be called subscription.

You could ask for a regular/monthly contribution. There is something similar with Ubuntu and others; when you download Ubuntu, you are asked to make a voluntary monetary contribution.

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Re:Ask HN: What is wrong with 1$ subscription license for op... by majidazimi on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @04:09AM (#14652474)
Whatever the name is, it is definitely possible to build a distribution around subscription model just like commercial distributions as RHEL. It only needs to reduce the price so much that no one cares about the fee. The company needs a predictable and sustainable income - business model - to plan for future. I call donation model a hopeful business model.
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