Re:'A business model based on mass copyright infringement'
by ProxCoques on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @03:54PM
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Yes! That worked for Linus Torvalds! Oh, wait... https://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-businessmen/linus-...
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Re:'A business model based on mass copyright infringement'
by auggierose on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @05:33PM
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50 Million for the most successful open-source project(s) of all time? That is peanuts.
If you want to make money, open-sourcing your work seems to be a very hard way of doing so.
Re:'A business model based on mass copyright infringement'
by Brian_K_White on Saturday December 30, 2023 @10:22PM
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What is the value of all the software I've been able to use all my life for free? What is the value of the fact that all of that software behaved sanely and in my interests at all times? Both are basically incalculable. There is more than dollars to consider in the equation, and there are even many dollars too, merely indirectly.