this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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Not hating on open source, just let people use what fits their expectations and needs and stop deterring them with gatekeeping :P

UX = user experience

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So the three options for him to keep developing that we know of are 1) Ads 2) Pay for a license or 3) Fundraising. He offers 1 and 2, and 3 is well known to not work, seriously nobody donates. Check out npm fund and how so little people used it that they just removed it.

If your only argument is "I deserve things that took a lot of time and effort for free" then you aren't getting much sympathy from me.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If your only argument is “I deserve things that took a lot of time and effort for free” then you aren’t getting much sympathy from me.

Well, the user is posting from the piracy instance

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Check out npm fund

Instructions unclear, I ran the command and now I have a shitcoin called Bitcoin Cash.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Off topic, but I just have to ask.. is your name a reference to the IBM database technology? Lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago