Exciting news for who? Only the site owner is excited that a free resource now requires a subscription

“Yay! Now I have to pay another subscription! I’m so excited! Let’s celebrate with them!” - nobody

    • recapitated@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Yes but nobody owes you the maintenance of a centralized service.

      If the software and content is open source then the community can choose to take over for an org that doesn’t have the will power to keep a costly free-of-charge service running.

        • recapitated@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          11 months ago

          I hear you. But it takes the will and dedication to do it, so it’s really not a life sentence to offer a proprietary service free of charge. Hopefully the people who need it most can find a better alternative.