Yes, exactly - The assumption that FOSS means that there is no financial support is practically archaic. I pay for any software that is useful to me, and many other people do too. There’s donations, perks, exclusive content that subsidizes the core work, there are grants, etc.
Free software can make money and be sustainable.
So someone is paying - theres allways a cost
Yes, exactly - The assumption that FOSS means that there is no financial support is practically archaic. I pay for any software that is useful to me, and many other people do too. There’s donations, perks, exclusive content that subsidizes the core work, there are grants, etc.