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1. O_H_E+(OP)[view] [source] 2018-11-27 02:19:15
And that's the biggest misunderstood concept in free software. "Free" here doesn't mean free of money but freedom. FSF actually encourages requiring money for software.

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.en.html

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2. monetu+HS[view] [source] 2018-11-27 13:41:50
>>O_H_E+(OP)
Is there anyone that successfully does that though? I can only think of the Ardour DAW, which offers itself for a dollar so you can avoid trying to build gtk. It even offers a crippled, costless version.

https://community.ardour.org/download_form

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3. grigjd+n11[view] [source] [discussion] 2018-11-27 14:55:46
>>monetu+HS
A lot of companies build something "more usable" on top of open source software and sell that.
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