Re:Cracks are showing in Enterprise Open Source's foundations
by muricula on Thursday January 28, 2021 @05:48PM
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Do you listen to National Public Radio in the US? They broadcast all of their content for free on FM radio, and then ask for donations a couple times a year. Does that feel manipulative to you? Genuine question, because to me that doesn't seem that different the developers holding out their hat after releasing an open source library.
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Re:Cracks are showing in Enterprise Open Source's foundations
by 5560675260 on Friday January 29, 2021 @08:55AM
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It really depends on how they do it. Do they try to guilt trip you into giving donations? Or act indignant and insult their listeners when cash runs dry? I don't have experience with NPR, but my guess is no.
Edit: I think the main difference is having or not having an expectation that you will be paid later for something that was provided for free.