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pfcdyesterday at 8:16 PM1 replyview on HN

"FOSS" doesn't mean that you cannot monetize your program.

It's just that people have taken different routes historically.


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carlosjobimyesterday at 8:19 PM

Sell the program or give it away for free, to me both is fine. But to release the source code for free, then complain that other people take it and sell it - that's ridiculous.

If I give away my secret sauce recipe, I have no right to complain if somebody puts it in a bottle and sells it. Either you keep it to yourself or you don't.

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