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    [–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year 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.

    [–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    I love the idea of developers getting paid. Let's do more of that.

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year 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.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    bRo ItS fReE sOfTwArE

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    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"...

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Im all for supporting free software developers, I support UBI