Have you tried paying for the open source software?

tonyedgecombe · on Oct 7, 2019

Why would I pay for something that's mostly buggy, poorly supported and half finished.

diffeomorphism · on Oct 7, 2019

So that it is not "mostly buggy, poorly supported and half finished".

phkahler · on Oct 7, 2019

Because it's a chicken and egg problem.

tonyedgecombe · on Oct 7, 2019

Not really, there is already well written solid software for the Mac which I do pay for. What would happen if these companies open sourced their software is most users would stop paying and they would be forced out of business.

Open source devalues developers work.

diffeomorphism · on Oct 7, 2019

That is a cop out. It is not "abstract concept devalues", YOU are the one that chooses not to pay.

tonyedgecombe · on Oct 7, 2019

It’s not a cop out, it’s the objective reality. I and MOST other people choose not to pay.

Crinus · on Oct 7, 2019

When something is given out for free, why are you surprised when people take it for free?

diffeomorphism · on Oct 7, 2019

Explicitly not the reason tonyedgecomb gave and not the topic of this subthread.

tonyedgecombe · on Oct 7, 2019

It was implied in what I said.

dickeytk · on Oct 7, 2019

Open source is better for libraries than applications. I’m happy to pay for software written with open source libraries that works well so I can support developers like myself.