alt Hacker NewsSo if as a culture we decide scientists are worth paying to do research, why should Wolfram not be paid to build the tool scientists use?
So if as a culture we decide scientists are worth paying to do research, why should Wolfram not be paid to build the tool scientists use?
Nobody is saying "don't pay the developers". Some of us advocate for "pay the developers to develop free and open source software". Rent-seeking is not good for society.