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Re:Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google inte... by jamespo on Monday September 24, 2018 @05:04AM (#18056075)
Took a while but we got to "work for free for visibility"
Re:Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google inte... by TeMPOraL on Monday September 24, 2018 @07:52AM (#18056873)
Well, sure. If you want to do something but can't find anyone who wants to pay you for it, then you need to accept that this work has infinitesimal value, and either don't perform it, or leverage it into something people will pay for.
Re:Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google inte... by zbentley on Monday September 24, 2018 @09:34AM (#18057503)
Or don’t try to make money off of it and make it because you like making it.

I agree with your statements above. Just pointing out that revenue is not the automatic goal of every human endeavor.

Re:Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google inte... by TeMPOraL on Monday September 24, 2018 @09:41AM (#18057557)
Yes, that too. In fact this is my favourite subset of the Internet. It's usually of the highest quality, and most trustworthy.
Re:Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google inte... by saint_fiasco on Monday September 24, 2018 @08:44AM (#18057183)
Isn't that what the ad supported model is? You give something away for free in the hopes of getting visibility and exposure. Then you sell that exposure to an ad company.