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Re:On paying for software by ropeadopepope on Sunday June 10, 2018 @01:49PM (#17279226)
> This sounds whiny

Are you an OSS developer by chance?

> its hard to get people to pay for things that they can have for free full stop.

The Apple third party app ecosystem proves you wrong. Users are willing to pay for good software, even if there are free alternatives available.

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Re:On paying for software by michaelmrose on Sunday June 10, 2018 @07:53PM (#17280792)
You failed to prove me wrong or in fact to understand the point I was making.

People are disinclined to fund open source projects that they can get for free.

If you rely on voluntary donations you will find yourself poor.

They may be willing to pay for value added only if getting something for nothing isn't an option.

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Re:On paying for software by ropeadopepope on Sunday June 10, 2018 @08:26PM (#17280899)
> You failed to prove me wrong or in fact to understand the point I was making.

Then communicate your point better. Losing the hostility would be a great start.

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