Re:1Sub.dev – A world where people pay for software
by kykeonaut on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @08:53AM
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I am of the idea that software should be free, but software development should be for profit.
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Re:1Sub.dev – A world where people pay for software
by elemos on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @09:01AM
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How does this work?
Re:1Sub.dev – A world where people pay for software
by playingalong on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @09:18AM
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Not OP, but I think they want the software to be FLOSS, but if you want some feature/change you pay (the maintainers) to have it done.
Re:1Sub.dev – A world where people pay for software
by kykeonaut on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @09:29AM
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Yep, as well as charging for support and consulting. Anything that has to do with developers'/maintainers' time should not be expected to come for free in FOSS projects. Unless the devs are happy to do such work for free ofc.
Re:1Sub.dev – A world where people pay for software
by samsquire on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @09:07AM
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If I spend time on work that provides value to others, I would like it to be able to pay my living costs so I can keep doing that work that I enjoy.
Re:1Sub.dev – A world where people pay for software
by nebulous1 on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @09:46AM
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I feel like the overall system should be clearer. For instance it's not clear how the developers get credits or whether developer accounts are somehow authenticated as representing a genuine entity.
In the opening statement of the site the idea of merely trusting the user without copy protection is completely ignored, but without more details it's not clear if the proposed system is any better.