Subj : Re: Windows vs Linux
To   : Nightfox
From : Arelor
Date : Thu Apr 21 2022 14:19:55

  Re: Re: Windows vs Linux
  By: Nightfox to Arelor on Thu Apr 21 2022 09:30 am

 >   Re: Re: Windows vs Linux
 >   By: Arelor to Nightfox on Thu Apr 21 2022 07:55 am
 > 
 >  Ar> I am not above installing a FOSS program that requires a paid subscript
 >  Ar> to operate but nowadays I think twice before I install closed software 
 >  Ar> the same machine.
 > 
 > I tend to not like the idea of subscription software..  Rather than having t
 > keep paying a recurring fee, I'd rather just buy it up front and be able to 
 > it any time I want.
 > 
 > Nightfox

The point with a FOSS subscription program (such as Tarsnap) is that if at some
point you get fed up with the service, you can fork the thing and build your
own. Tarsnap and its friends bank on the fact it is easier and cheaper for you
to keep paying the subscription than going throughout the trouble of forking.

I am not a fan of subscriptions either but I donñ't have an issue with the
model, from the ethical point of view.

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