#payforfreesoftware

@noisytoot@berkeley.edu.pl @rakoo@blah.rako.space @aronowski@furry.engineer @mrmasterkeyboard@mastodon.social @lumi@snug.moe According to RMS, it's Free Software is the user has all four rights. Not the general public. See nuclear submarine software for the example I think he uses. As for restrictions. Wait till I tell you about #PayForFreeSoftware that'll really make your eyes pop. Probably not through licenses though, that stuffs overblown and besides Microsoft knows real control comes from channel control.

RE: https://mas.to/@gabrielesvelto/116692226383767669 #PayForFreeSoftware The reason we want normal people to pay for their Free Software is because we want normal people to direct the priorities and direction of projects. Not programmers, not business gurus and certainly not hedge funds and billionaire monsters. Who pays chooses. If we want this Free Software economics problem to find a solution then we must be willing to take an extremely sobering look in the mirror to see the people causing it.... 1/2

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Blender/116482997785333001 Reputation is one of the most valuable things any social project has. It can inspire people to do great things together. Money is, *waves hand*, helpful; but just a thing. It's not valuable in itself, only in what things it can be transacted to get people to do for you. If you trade inspiration for transactional power, then you no longer need to lead people, just money. And money just isn't as valuable as people. #Blender #PayForFreeSoftware #FOSS #OSS #FreeSoftware #funding