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Not hating on open source, just let people use what fits their expectations and needs and stop deterring them with gatekeeping :P

UX = user experience

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[–] LakesLem@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You do know that it's possible to charge for, pay for and financially support open source software, right? There are even things like Patreon as well.

[–] glockenspiel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most people don't do that. Look at the donor count for Lemmy World vs DAU.

LJ (dev of Sync) has had a patreon for years. The patrons pale in comparison to the people who used Sync for Reddit, and I'm sure Lemmy as well. Patron-types are outliers among outliers.

[–] LakesLem@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

My point about still being able to charge stands. I've seen OSS do it - if you want it quick and convenient you pay e.g. through Google Play store or official website. Yes cheapskates will compile it themselves or fork it or grab a free version from F-droid etc but they were probably going to pirate it if it was closed software anyway.