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What are the best proprietary/paid apps for linux? (lemdro.id)

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And why do you use them?

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[–] KISSmyOSFeddit 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Does it count as paid if I donated what I think is a reasonable price?
Cause then it's KDE, Firefox, Thunderbird, LibreOffice and Gimp. I'd prefer those programs even if their proprietary counterparts were free.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

Came here to say this too... I contribute a few €/£/$ per month to various projects...

I won't get all righteous here, but just because you don't have to pay, doesn't mean you to say you can't support the developer(s)...