@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
@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.
@calcifer@efraim@nihilazo Like, when an elevator in my apartment building fails, I expect my building manager to get a certified elevator technician to make repairs with it; I fully expect them to pay the person making the repair, and not just go "But it's been free up until now!".
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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.