• APassenger@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    FOSS = principled free software without obligation because the labor was “donated.”

    That’s what I’m learning on lemmy. It’s blowing my mind.

    Edit: exiting to make sure I’m understood. I get FOSS. I understand it’s role. What I’m learning is there is a while corner of the internet determined not to spend money on software.

    And feeling significant moral outrage if someone else does. It’s bizarre. I’ve seen religious people less zealous.

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      1 year ago

      also yeah it stands for free open source software and FLOSS means it’s licensed in a way which prevents it from being closed off later on

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      theres no obligation but if they dont get paid theyve no obligation to help us, it’s mutually benefitial