Re:You use more open source software than you think
by throwaway894345 on Thursday June 10, 2021 @09:05AM
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> the entire concept of making money off binary blobs was inherently evil
I feel like all of this is trying to escape economic realities that someone has to do the work to make those binary blobs and that person deserves some sort of compensation. There's a line somewhere between supporting Bill Gates and supporting rank and file developers, and I don't purport to know where that line is, but I don't understand how "all software should be freely written by volunteers" is sustainable. Perhaps that's not the position advocated?
I feel like all of this is trying to escape economic realities that someone has to do the work to make those binary blobs and that person deserves some sort of compensation. There's a line somewhere between supporting Bill Gates and supporting rank and file developers, and I don't purport to know where that line is, but I don't understand how "all software should be freely written by volunteers" is sustainable. Perhaps that's not the position advocated?