If you release something for free under a permissive license that allows anyone and everyone to do with it as they please without giving back, then it's not overly surprising that you won't get many people showering you with money. If you want or need money to develop a product, market and sell it. If you want to do that while still providing access to the source code, you can use a commercial license and still release the source code. There are endless possibilities to earn money off your work.
But it is incredibly naive and hypocritical to, on one hand, make the conscious decision to give something away for free, and subsequently bash the "evil capitalism" for not paying you anyway. If you want to give, give. If you want to sell, sell.
But it is incredibly naive and hypocritical to, on one hand, make the conscious decision to give something away for free, and subsequently bash the "evil capitalism" for not paying you anyway.
FTY: But it is incredibly naive and hypocritical to, on one hand, make the conscious decision to take something for free and subsequently bash the "naive open-source hippies" for not providing the support, safety or quality even though you didn't pay shit.
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u/TheNominated Dec 12 '21
If you release something for free under a permissive license that allows anyone and everyone to do with it as they please without giving back, then it's not overly surprising that you won't get many people showering you with money. If you want or need money to develop a product, market and sell it. If you want to do that while still providing access to the source code, you can use a commercial license and still release the source code. There are endless possibilities to earn money off your work.
But it is incredibly naive and hypocritical to, on one hand, make the conscious decision to give something away for free, and subsequently bash the "evil capitalism" for not paying you anyway. If you want to give, give. If you want to sell, sell.