• @somedev@aussie.zone
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    1719 days ago

    Probably better to think of spending their money on an open ecosystem, instead of just using something for “free”. If software products have sufficient funding they can better improve the products and can continue to exist - without some form of monetisation most wouldn’t still be around.

    • @pulido@lemmings.world
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      1319 days ago

      I believe it’s a chicken and an egg problem.

      If free software projects had more users, those users would improve the software further with donations, patches, and bug reports.

      • @somedev@aussie.zone
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        419 days ago

        I think both can be true. I just mean if we’re talking about a company paying for Microsoft Office vs LibreOffice.

      • @PushButton@lemmy.world
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        319 days ago

        No.

        There is enough LibreOffice users to realize that the curve of the donations over users isn’t proportional.

        When was the last time you donated?

        Exactly.