On: Saying Goodbye to GitHub

[azangru]

This is such a misrepresentation of the open-source landscape. Yes, there are people working on open-source projects who beg for donations; but there also are open-source projects maintained by full-time employees (Eleventy, paid by Netlify; React, paid by Facebook; Angular, paid by Google; Next.js, paid by Vercel; Linux, paid by various companies; etc.). If a person thinks that his efforts will be better compensated elsewhere, he can always start looking for a paid job.

[lofaszvanitt → azangru]

People should not beg for their work for a start. If you use it, you should pay for it. A small fee, or a fee that is set by the dev.

[sokoloff → lofaszvanitt]

I use a lot of open source software and directly pay for approximately none of it.

Do you behave differently and pay for it today? What do you use to accomplish (track and manage) that?

[lofaszvanitt → sokoloff]

That's the problem there are no systems in place for it. So if there is no UI for payments on github, people will never stop for a moment to think about what they take for granted.

[sneak → lofaszvanitt]

You just described proprietary software. It's a philosophy incompatible with free software.

You aren't required to pay for a gift, which is what free software is.

[lofaszvanitt → sneak]

Nah, nope. You usually don't get the source for proprietary software. Just like you get medical care when you are in an accident, same should apply to work done on os software. Somehow devs should be compensated for their work on os soft.