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Re:Apache PLC4X announcing end of community support due to m... by charcircuit on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @07:00AM (#29905191)
What's wrong with lowering the time it takes to develop closed source software? Closed source software solves people's problems. By making it easier to make, more of people's problems can be solved. There can be less time spent where multiple people remake the same exact thing over and over again.
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Re:Apache PLC4X announcing end of community support due to m... by glogla on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @08:27AM (#29906046)
Maybe. Or maybe you are just helping the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Whether proprietary software is a force for good or just another mechanism of exploitation is a matter of opinion, and the GP might not share yours.
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Re:Apache PLC4X announcing end of community support due to m... by charcircuit on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @10:00AM (#29907181)
As a child starting from $0 I built up almost all of the money I have now doing contract work by making closed source software using open source software. Being able to quickly make things without even having to spend any money is great for someone with no money. It didn't make me poorer as someone with $0, it made me much richer. I know my software was a positive to the lives of many people even if it is closed source.
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Re:Apache PLC4X announcing end of community support due to m... by eropple on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @11:15AM (#29908554)
Are you giving back to the people who enabled you to do so?
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Re:Apache PLC4X announcing end of community support due to m... by charcircuit on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @05:09PM (#29913417)
Honestly, no. They released their software for free, so that's what I will pay.
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Re:Apache PLC4X announcing end of community support due to m... by rbanffy on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @10:11AM (#29907389)
If you are making money using open source software, it's always nice to support the creators of the software you use.
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