β² 1132 βΌ Linux user (infosec.pub) submitted 2 years ago* by 0x4E4F@infosec.pub to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world 157 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[β] lemmyingly@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think they get hate because Canonical is a commercial entity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] squaresinger@feddit.de 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) I really don't like that sentiment though. Software development isn't for free just because you slap GPL on it. These devs need to be paid somehow if they are supposed to do more than 3h/week. You can also see the same thing in the Linux kernel. Many Kernel devs are employed by Microsoft, Google, the NSA and many other commercial entities. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) I love the idea of developers getting paid. Let's do more of that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] squaresinger@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago Total agreement. And even if you look at it from an egotistical view point: If the devs are unpaid hobbyists, you get unpaid hobbyist quality. permalink fedilink source parent [β] fluke@snake.substantialplumbing.repair 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) bRo ItS fReE sOfTwArE permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] squaresinger@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Free as in "The people who make it should be doing it for free and I still can bitch about them and be the entitled customer as if they were Microsoft"... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Im all for supporting free software developers, I support UBI permalink fedilink source parent
[β] squaresinger@feddit.de 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) I really don't like that sentiment though. Software development isn't for free just because you slap GPL on it. These devs need to be paid somehow if they are supposed to do more than 3h/week. You can also see the same thing in the Linux kernel. Many Kernel devs are employed by Microsoft, Google, the NSA and many other commercial entities. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [β] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) I love the idea of developers getting paid. Let's do more of that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] squaresinger@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago Total agreement. And even if you look at it from an egotistical view point: If the devs are unpaid hobbyists, you get unpaid hobbyist quality. permalink fedilink source parent [β] fluke@snake.substantialplumbing.repair 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) bRo ItS fReE sOfTwArE permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] squaresinger@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Free as in "The people who make it should be doing it for free and I still can bitch about them and be the entitled customer as if they were Microsoft"... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Im all for supporting free software developers, I support UBI permalink fedilink source parent
[β] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) I love the idea of developers getting paid. Let's do more of that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] squaresinger@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago Total agreement. And even if you look at it from an egotistical view point: If the devs are unpaid hobbyists, you get unpaid hobbyist quality. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] squaresinger@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago Total agreement. And even if you look at it from an egotistical view point: If the devs are unpaid hobbyists, you get unpaid hobbyist quality. permalink fedilink source parent
[β] fluke@snake.substantialplumbing.repair 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) bRo ItS fReE sOfTwArE permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] squaresinger@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Free as in "The people who make it should be doing it for free and I still can bitch about them and be the entitled customer as if they were Microsoft"... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Im all for supporting free software developers, I support UBI permalink fedilink source parent
[β] squaresinger@feddit.de 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Free as in "The people who make it should be doing it for free and I still can bitch about them and be the entitled customer as if they were Microsoft"... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [β] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Im all for supporting free software developers, I support UBI permalink fedilink source parent
[β] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* Im all for supporting free software developers, I support UBI permalink fedilink source parent
