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[hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

I've bought way too much software that suddenly abandons their product to launch a new subscription based version.

I'd rather choose FOSS than anything payed.

[omgitburns@discuss.online]

I understand sentiment after seeing how a lot of tech companies are. The other side of it is this: Developers still have bills to pay. FOSS projects are great, especially if they're done by a small team and have a supportive community, but there are only a limited number of developers who have a combination of knowledge, skill, free time, and financial capability to truly dedicate themselves to FOSS projects.

If I could support myself by coding for FOSS projects, I would probably try (hell I just might not be aware of opportunities for this) but that isn't the reality in front of me.

[kratoz29@lemm.ee]

Any paid open source software you'd consider to pay?

[kameecoding@lemmy.world]

It is possible, for example Evan You did it, but he wrote the third maybe nowadays 2nd most popular SPA framework in Vue.js and he is also doing other things with Vite, but at that point he is basically getting paid by companies too to work on that.

[kameecoding@lemmy.world]

Not whenever, you need to be paying for a year and then then the latest version from a year ago is what you get the perpetual license for

[kata1yst@sh.itjust.works]

Donate when you can tho

[monkdervierte@lemmy.ml]

The one you like the most and give a donation.

[Guest]

also nearly all of the stuff on that site looks like garbage that will do exactly what you said.

and yes I looked at every single program.. there aren't that many

[Guest]

oh is this the proper way to link to other lemmy stuff without sending them to the other servers domain? to add the "!" in front? I've seen a lot of links before, which bring you to the other site. but never the "!"

[prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

Buy... Software? You what?

[melfie@lemmings.world]

I think paid open source like GPL Blender addons from BlenderMarket, Gumroad, etc. is a good option. You pay for it to support the devs while also owning what you bought.

[Guest]

Does anyone have any good alternatives to glasswire on windows?

[ulrich@feddit.org]

FOSS is notoriously low quality and can disappear at any given time when the developer(s) lose motivation. Don't get me wrong, I love them too, but I'll also gladly pay for something more polished and sustainable.

[ulrich@feddit.org]

if you want updated versions you need to keep paying periodically.

But you can continue using the older version, yes?

[ulrich@feddit.org]

"Ownership" can mean a lot of different things and the things you listed are most certainly not a requirement.

[lengau@midwest.social]

I use almost exclusively FOSS and I have monthly/annual contributions set up for various projects.

[Guest]

Right, because proprietary software is never abandoned. At least foss leaves you with the source code so you or other folk can carry on the torch in the original dev's absence.

[airglow@lemmy.world]

Proprietary software is also notoriously low-quality and can disappear at any time when the developer loses motivation. Additionally, because the software is closed source, nobody else is able to continue the development of proprietary abandonware. On the other hand, abandoned FOSS projects can be forked and continued, which is something I see often.

[ulrich@feddit.org]

Proprietary software is also notoriously low-quality and can disappear at any time

This is just a false equivalency. Do both of those things happen in both cases? Sure. Does it happen WAY more often with FOSS? Also yes. Just go through F-Droid or Flathub and look at the long list of apps that haven't been updated in years.

Paid software is typically not something someone does in their free time to fill a resume for a real job. It's something they are able to dedicate real time to because it pays their bills and they have obligations to their paying users. They can also hire other people who also gets their bills paid and have similar obligations.

Neither one is inherently better.

[diurnambule@jlai.lu]

The website is a full, link all redirect to a subscribe page.
Look like a mail gathering platform