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Interesting that you got downvotes for a statement like this on a forum supposedly rooted in the business of software.

Because most want to get paid, not to pay for the tools they use.

Exactly, there is some cognitive dissonance going on.

It's because obviously the shit I need to get my shit done should be open source or free by now, sheesh it's 2018 not in the dark ages however of course the serious business need I am fulfilling is novel and very deserving of a good chunk of cash.

To put it more concisely: Everybody wants to commoditize their complements.

The content of the link is FUD. He portrays FOSS as if it was like the exploitation schemes the ad supported free stuff, saying: "But in a world where everything is free, we are the product."

I did downvote him, although I'd not disagree with him (or anyone else) preferring to produce closed-source software. He could've justified himself w/o telling lies about the other side.

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