Anti-Free Software Movement

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Joe Brockmeier:

'For mature, well-supported and innovative services, you need money. What’s more, you need a direct correlation between satisfied users and income. Ad revenue doesn’t cut it.

I particularly liked the post by Maciej Ceglowski on the Pinboard blog asking users to join “the anti-free-software movement.” The idea? “If every additional user is putting money in the developers’ pockets, then you’re less likely to see the site disappear overnight.” (http://www.readwriteweb.com/cloud/2011/12/2011-the-year-the-free-ride-di.php)