“In the war of words between open source advocates and
opponents, a common refrain can often be heard from the opposition:
‘Open Source is not sustainable, because you cannot expect people
to work for free forever.’“Though their argument is not always applicable, they do have a
point. Expecting an entire industry to grow and flourish based
almost entirely upon donated time is a bit Communist in its
expectation of altruism…”
Builder AU: Getting Paid for Free Software
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