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submitted 5 months ago by CynicusRex@kbin.social to c/linux@lemmy.ml

I've always felt guilty by taking for granted the rare breed of virtuous humans that provide free excellent software without relying on advertising. Let's change that and pay, how much would I “lose” anyway?

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[-] CynicusRex@kbin.social 4 points 5 months ago

Ideally both. However, is “many” the correct word? How many proprietary applications did you count? And I'm not being ironic/sarcastic.

[-] QuazarOmega@lemy.lol 1 points 5 months ago

Not the majority, but that's why I was confused as if they were put there by overlooking the license, anyway it makes sense now. I enjoyed the article btw!

[-] CynicusRex@kbin.social 4 points 5 months ago

Glad you enjoyed it, and your interaction is appreciated; I'm not immune to blunders so that's why I asked.

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