FOSS = principled free software without obligation because the labor was “donated.”
That’s what I’m learning on lemmy. It’s blowing my mind.
Edit: exiting to make sure I’m understood. I get FOSS. I understand it’s role. What I’m learning is there is a while corner of the internet determined not to spend money on software.
And feeling significant moral outrage if someone else does. It’s bizarre. I’ve seen religious people less zealous.
I have nothing against FOSS. Good things have been done.
I have an issue with people acting like if it isn’t FOSS it is morally wrong. You may not have done this, but it’s a vibe I’ve seen more than once here.
That and a notion that the app should be free. That’s fine, but if people are “saving money” I hope it goes to the servers or lemmy devs.
In short: an undercurrent to some FOSS posts has seemed to be entitlement, not just a desire to see FOSS thrive.
FOSS = principled free software without obligation because the labor was “donated.”
That’s what I’m learning on lemmy. It’s blowing my mind.
Edit: exiting to make sure I’m understood. I get FOSS. I understand it’s role. What I’m learning is there is a while corner of the internet determined not to spend money on software.
And feeling significant moral outrage if someone else does. It’s bizarre. I’ve seen religious people less zealous.
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I have nothing against FOSS. Good things have been done.
I have an issue with people acting like if it isn’t FOSS it is morally wrong. You may not have done this, but it’s a vibe I’ve seen more than once here.
That and a notion that the app should be free. That’s fine, but if people are “saving money” I hope it goes to the servers or lemmy devs.
In short: an undercurrent to some FOSS posts has seemed to be entitlement, not just a desire to see FOSS thrive.
also yeah it stands for free open source software and FLOSS means it’s licensed in a way which prevents it from being closed off later on
theres no obligation but if they dont get paid theyve no obligation to help us, it’s mutually benefitial