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Reddit comment saying: No, I want developers to be honest about their intentions. Open means open, it's no longer yours to profit from. You could have sold it, could have gotten a different tech job. If you chose to make FOSS software you are not automatically entitled to a compensation just because people use your software.

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Reddit comment saying: No, I want developers to be honest about their intentions. Open means open, it's no longer yours to profit from. You could have sold it, could have gotten a different tech job. If you chose to make FOSS software you are not automatically entitled to a compensation just because people use your software.
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Brodie Robertson (brodieonlinux@mstdn.social)'s status on Monday, 23-Jun-2025 16:34:55 JST Brodie Robertson

This is a mindset that is way too common

In conversation about 18 days ago from mstdn.social permalink