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minus-squaredemesisx@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoVote with your wallet. Boycott rent seeking companies that lock away their IP and charge money for access to it. For example, FOR ADOBE TO DESERVE MY MONEY EVERY MONTH, 100% OF THEIR TECHNOLOGIES SHOULD BE OPEN SOURCE. The only rent I happily pay for is a good VPN.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-23 months agoGod forbid a programmer be compensated for their labor. I mean yeah, subscription services are shitty, but what’s wrong with lifetime purchases?
minus-squarevariants@possumpat.iolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoAdobe still has lifetime purchases?
Vote with your wallet. Boycott rent seeking companies that lock away their IP and charge money for access to it.
For example, FOR ADOBE TO DESERVE MY MONEY EVERY MONTH, 100% OF THEIR TECHNOLOGIES SHOULD BE OPEN SOURCE.
The only rent I happily pay for is a good VPN.
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God forbid a programmer be compensated for their labor.
I mean yeah, subscription services are shitty, but what’s wrong with lifetime purchases?
Adobe still has lifetime purchases?
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