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Thoughts on Post-Open Source? (www.theregister.com)
submitted 2 years ago by actual_patience@programming.dev to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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TLDR: Companies should be required to pay developers for any open source software they use.

He imagines a simple yearly compliance process that gets companies all the rights they need to use Post-Open software. And they'd fund developers who would be encouraged to write software that's usable by the common person, as opposed to technical experts.

It's an interesting concept, but I don't really see any feasible means to get this to kick off.

What are your thoughts on it?

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[–] halm@leminal.space 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The only thing that drives people is money.

Hundreds of thousand of unpaid open source contributors would have a word about that. In fact, millions of voluntary workers in other fields, too.

You're right that companies contribute to open source as well, and that their motivations are probably self serving. Your conclusion doesn't hold water, though.

[–] C126@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Right? This guy has never heard of passion

[–] halm@leminal.space 9 points 2 years ago

Also: generosity, altruism, compassion, kindness, curiosity, exploration, principle, idealism, etc, etc.

IMHO, money is something that exists in the world and that I need to live. It's a necessary evil, not a universal human driving force. And believe me, I'm neither rich or even financially afloat.