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Open source maintenance fee (opensourcemaintenancefee.org)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/opensource@programming.dev
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Note: This uses github sponsors, which is a microsoft owned middleman as @poVoq@slrpnk.net mentioned. I heavily recommend https://liberapay.com/ as an alternative. The idea of the project is solid, though

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27040265

I personally think this is a good idea. FOSS is amazing but it needs some funding in reality. What are your thoughts?

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[-] ertai@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This is so stupid. you don't pay so you're not allowed to make the project better by contributing?? I think this person has a very poor understanding of what open source and libre software are. also, open source has not been refered to as a cancer, the GPL has, because of it's copyleft. I have the impression this person does not really know what they are talking about.

[-] fxomt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

yeah... I posted this with a general idea of what this looked like, but after reading into it more and reading some of the comments here i agree with you. Seems like BS now.

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