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The importance of paying for Free Software (lwn.net)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The hope is that social pressure will encourage more and more companies to participate.

Oof. Yeah, nah... Capitalism doesn't work that way, and if by some miracle it did, the rug would get pulled sooner than later. Most businesses don't even pay their employees fairly, and you expect an optional expense to be sustainable?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Plenty of waiters and bartenders live off tips.