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I've always felt guilty by taking for granted the rare breed of virtuous humans that provide free excellent software without relying on advertising. Let's change that and pay, how much would I “lose” anyway?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Good article 👍

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's great to donate if you can, but if you can't, then appreciate the public good that these programmers have done and don't feel guilty for using free software for free.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Excluding really good software such as f-droid just because it somehow mentions cryptocurrency? Seems ridiculous

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I like chiping in when I can. Now that I'm in college I can't spare too much. :(

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

you seems to be the kind of person who like the "pay your price" system

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

yes, or "give your price" i don't remember the exact name, probably different from every websites

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