[reginold]

I don't think this saying applies to the situation you are in. Perhaps more apt is "you get what you pay for".

For myself, I've switched to paying for Linux and open source software. I believe open source needs to be sustainable for consumers and expecting devs to work for free is insane.

[you-liquidated]

Since I didn't pay for my previous Linux, it means that I didn't get much for it, right?

[reginold]

it's just an analogy