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Cake day: October 23rd, 2023

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  • Hi there! I see you‘re spitting thruth again.

    I have since gone with the programme for a couple months and developed some foss software, helped make foss software and tested some foss software.

    The general impression I got from it was: most of it is used without any reciprocity of any kind. The bigger projects get some donations and some also get code.

    But stomping new projects out of the ground is pretty much impossible that way because you will have to invest 100s of hours to test and program. Nothing you can do in a reasonable timeframe while having a day job and a life.

    So yes, I think especially for projects south of a certain size, companies should pay. Dual licensing was mentioned once. Something like agpl + commercial license if someone wants to use it closed source. I dont think it covers general profit seeking intent though.

    Have a good one.






  • I completely agree that everyone should use free software. Not for free of course but by donating or straight up paying for it.

    That aside, I think your stance is the „vindictive vegan“ approach. While I‘m a newly found fan of veganism, I strongly dislike the „you’re either with us or against us“ approach.

    I personally run a matrix server (which is foss, even if it sounds like its second class foss to you) and have it bridged to discord, whatsapp and signal. Why? Because that helps me convert people.

    Their reasons for joining matrix:

    • You can use one app (fluffychat in my case) instead of four apps
    • People on the other platforms miss out if the bridge goes down which shows them its matrix first. With mautrix bridges, the bridge very rarely goes down btw
    • their chats will be accessible for them forever if they wish, with backups they can take whenever they like
    • no chance the EU breaks their encryption
    • no chance for discord, meta or anyone else to sell their data (of course not in the bridged room)

    I think there are better albeit more manipulative ways to get people to convert instead of punching them on the nose. Certain matrix only rooms do help, provided they have no equivalent on the other side.

    Anyway, have a good one.