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Should developers make users pay for open source software?

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One of the best things about open source software is the ability to use software without having to pay for it. But is this really a sustainable model? Or has the time come for open source developers to start requiring users to pay for software? A redditor thinks that GNOME developers should start making him pay for software.

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