I've always felt guilty by taking for granted the rare breed of virtuous humans that provide free excellent software without relying on advertising. Let's change that and pay, how much would I “lose” anyway?

I’ve always felt guilty by taking for granted the rare breed of virtuous humans that provide free excellent software without relying on advertising. Let’s change that and pay, how much would I “lose” anyway?

  • JackGreenEarth@lemm.eeEnglish
    41·
    5 months ago

    It’s great to donate if you can, but if you can’t, then appreciate the public good that these programmers have done and don’t feel guilty for using free software for free.

    • CynicusRex@kbin.socialOP
      6·
      5 months ago

      Indeed, hence: “Support the people whose products you love when possible or fight corporate tax avoidance”.
      Moreover, giving software a shout-out, a good review, reporting bugs, or contributing to its forum is also a significant method of support.

    • library_napper@monyet.cc
      4·
      5 months ago

      You can help in other ways. Spend a few hours marketing it. Or open feature requests or bug reports. If you can, contribute a new feature.