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by greggirwin 2495 days ago
> If the developer intends to open-source his software then in-app purchases defeat the entire purpose?

Free and Open Source and making money are separate issues. This is the Free as in Beer, versus Free as in Freedom bit. FOSS is not like Beer. It is free of constraints in what a user can do with it, including changing it if it is also Open Source.