alt Hacker News100% agree. If an open source project needs money to run, then isn't that defeating the purpose of being open source? Open source is a gift economy. If the owner can monetise it on the side then that is just a bonus.
Replies
groby_b • last Friday at 1:14 AM
Open Source never was "a gift economy".
It is a sharing economy, and that requires mutual participation.
musicjerm • last Friday at 2:30 AM
Yes, open source career dev here, pls subscribe to my onlyFans
Why should the license model of the source code prevent developers from making a living? Why should companies which release their software under proprietary licenses also be the only ones able to profit from it?
As Stallman said: Think free as in free speech, not free beer.