• 31337@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        Donation, patronage, gift economy, mutual aid, or whatever you want to call it is fine by me. People can pirate a lot of proprietary software as well, yet people still pay.

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          2 months ago

          Piracy has clear downsides with proprietary software in most cases. Lack of updates and support are big ones. Also its considered moral to pay for your software.

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              2 months ago

              Yeah but then they’d be more of a support company that also happens to create the service. You could pay anyone for support it doesnt have to be the primary source.