Gregory's Server@efraim @nihilazo @calcifer Here's the thing though with that; we know, from stuff like HeartBleed, that...that just leads to the developer not getting supported even though, given the solution's position in a significant number of pipelines of solutions, them being supported financially to support the software is a really good idea.
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 @calcifer @efraim @nihilazo I think there's a disconnect: the individual free software isn't what they use to make money most of the time - it's just part of the process or pipeline that *does* make a person money. And I'm not saying that they *shouldn't* help maintain software, but that realistically, it's probably better to have a way to pay the people a part of the money they make to pay the people who *can* help make it better in a better way. |
@AT1ST and it’s a distinctly capitalist idea that it’s ok to use free software to make money, but somehow being asked to help maintain said software is too onerous. Where “help” can be code or money. @efraim @nihilazo