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Re:On paying for software by TaylorAlexander on Sunday June 10, 2018 @04:36PM (#17280028)
Yes but keep in mind people who work on FLOSS are interested in it for more than money, so the person being paid may be willing to work for a little less (or invest more time) knowing that the work that they do is helping FLOSS. So both people can share the cost burden here. We are talking about two people passionate about FLOSS that one is using it despite the problems (and willing to pay) and one has taken it upon themselves to learn how to fix it.
Re:On paying for software by killjoywashere on Sunday June 10, 2018 @05:36PM (#17280282)
I could be wrong here, but as I recall, there's a psychological effect where an offer of money can reduce the value a developer assigns to their own at-will effort because it shifts the paradigm from noble to economic ends.