Re:“Open source” is broken
by bpfrh on Saturday December 11, 2021 @03:05PM
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I always think about paying for the open source software that I use and I try to be more dilligent in paying for it.
The problem for me is, that while calculating how much I theoretically should spend on the OS I use for example (gnome+fedora+linux kernel,etc), it would be actually cheaper to pay for a windows version+microsoft cloud/office suite or switch to the apple ecosystem.
Same applies for programming frameworks I use.
Doesn't that mean opensource is inherently impossible to use ethically as a private person?
So how do you decide on how to deep and how much one should pay?
Re:“Open source” is broken
by TeddyDD on Saturday December 11, 2021 @06:21PM
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If everyone paid 15$ (+-Netflix sub price in my country) to single favorite FOSS project they use, we'd be in a much better place. In case of libraries/frameworks - they should be founded by companies.
The problem for me is, that while calculating how much I theoretically should spend on the OS I use for example (gnome+fedora+linux kernel,etc), it would be actually cheaper to pay for a windows version+microsoft cloud/office suite or switch to the apple ecosystem.
Same applies for programming frameworks I use.
Doesn't that mean opensource is inherently impossible to use ethically as a private person?
So how do you decide on how to deep and how much one should pay?