Re:Open source takes continued investment, and that must be ...
by 3x on Thursday August 23, 2018 @12:19AM
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That's the whole point, isn't it? That's a good thing, right? Of course society at large should incentivize and facilitate the creation of open source software, but it seems the alternative you're suggesting (that the people making millions must financially support the original creators) would render the software proprietary.
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Re:Open source takes continued investment, and that must be ...
by pdimitar on Thursday August 23, 2018 @10:47PM
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As a matter of fact yes, if I were an OSS creator and people made millions from my work, some basic appreciation would be quite nice actually. If companies X, Y and Z make $10 million a month and this is partially enabled by my software, giving systemic donations in the orders of $10k - $20k a month would only be common sense in my mind.
(And I know I would have a "donation budget" if I was a businessman because I am not stupid and I know the work of which people outside my company facilitates my business further.)
But appreciation is not what businessmen do. 99% are cut-throats in all areas of their lives.