The ability to change features, prices, and availability of things you’ve already paid for is a powerful temptation to corporations.

        • @grue@lemmy.world
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          01 year ago

          Yes.

          Well, not literally, both because I’m more inclined to “high five” and you can’t do either gesture over the Internet. But figuratively, yes.

          • @ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
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            01 year ago

            Why don’t you just gift away your software than? That’s an honest question. You obviously aren’t expecting to be paid for it, do you think in general developers shouldn’t earn money with software or is it just you?

            • Aniki 🌱🌿
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              -11 year ago

              I am a system engineer who works on a project that is open source, AMA