Gregory's Server
@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!".