this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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[–] [email protected] 63 points 2 years ago (38 children)

Yeah, because why should app developers get paid, right? They should all code for free at their local public library. Maybe live in a big ceramic jar like Diogenes.

[–] [email protected] 68 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (33 children)

"Free" as in "freedom", not price. There's nothing stopping somebody from making money on FOSS.

Goddam Richard Stallman really screwed the PR up on that one with the "free" thing.

[–] Diabolo96 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And companies think free in open source as in free labor.

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