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by zelcon 257 days ago
Why would anyone want free software to win? Dont most of us here draw an income from software that’s explicitly not free?
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tmtvl 256 days ago
To me, having different ideals, that sounds as strange as saying 'why would anyone help an old lady cross the street without getting paid for it?'. Sometimes one may want to do something without needing to get money for it.
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phito 256 days ago
Free as in Freedom not as in free beer.
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b_e_n_t_o_n 256 days ago
Yeah I'm not exactly sure what the appeal is of a world in which none of us are rewarded for our time and labor...
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