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> It is strange how reluctant programmers are to spend on tools even though they are, as a rule, quite willing to let themselves be paid handsomely for their services. Ability to find someone willing to pay XYZ for foobar does not imply that I am willing to pay the same amount of money for something similar. In fact, by doing this exact transactions it means that I find such transaction advantageous for me. Also, I had enough stories of lock-in and losing access to proprietary systems that I prefer vastly inferior open source. Also, I am not aware of paid systems worth paying for. I use primarily Linux (Lubuntu), git, Codium, Python, Kotlin, pgsql, Android Studio, LibreOffice, Firefox, uBlock Origin, Leechblock, sqlite. For what I can pay that makes it worth it? For contributing back, I prefer working on code over donations (due to geoeconomical situation and ability too direct my effort precisely where I care about things over donations often being wasted) |