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    This is why FOSS with donation is actually a superior model.

    I honestly rather download a free software and donate after I know that it’s good and I’ll know that I’ll always have access to it.

    Paying for something that can be revoked (cause it’s a legally license, not owned) just doesn’t sound like ownership.

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      62 months ago

      Right, but the problem with FOSS is a that it usually moves slow, typically isn’t very user friendly, and has no real support from devs most of the time.

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        62 months ago

        The best thing is when a private company contributes regularly to FOSS projects moving them along at a timely pace.

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          To add on to this:

          • Krita (for art and what I want to use for learning art, it’s avalible for both Linux and Windows)

          • Inkscape (for vector making and also can be used as a better text tool than kritas built in text tool if you’re using it in a combined workflow, avalible on Windows and Linux)

          • Tahoma 2D (fork of OpenToonz, OpenToonz coming from Toonz which Studio Ghibli also uses. Used for 2D animation)

          • Qbitorrent (torrent application avalible on both Linux and Windows)

          • Gimp (Image editing program avalible on both Linux and Windows but in my personal opinion needs a UX rework)

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        12 months ago

        That because people won’t donate. Any project that manages to figure out a way to get donations or pay for it with enterprise support generally ends up with a better product than proprietary, because there’s feedback, feature requests, and bug reports to make it better.

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        72 months ago

        Turns out, if it’s a single person in their free time it’s slower. But at least if something isn’t working I can fix it myself.