Notices by jollyrogue (jollyrogue@social.tulsa.ok.us)

@benjaminhollon Sales and marketing are the life blood of a business. I agree with that.

I disagree with calculating every single move.

Position 1: Start the business, find sales.
Position 2: Get famous, cash in.
Position 3: Do the work, just because.

Do the thing because it needs to be done or you feel compelled to do it rather then doing it to chase clout.

I believe people should be able to opt out, and licenses are part of that.

@g @RL_Dane @cobra @alcinnz

@alcinnz So many people lack the resources or time flexibility to work on their business full time so it can get to a point where it can make money.

People being able to work part-time and cover their bills is underrated in economics.

Anyway, this isn’t about economics. It’s about anticapitalist FOSS licenses.

@benjaminhollon @g @RL_Dane @cobra

@lispi314 Which is why people shouldn’t sign CLAs.

@benjaminhollon @RL_Dane @cobra @alcinnz @dheadshot

@lispi314 If the long term goal is monetization, it does limit that. Otherwise, there’s not a reason for it. The project can exist as a project.

I understand proprietary software. They found a problem, and they’re selling a solution. It’s less frustrating then open-core projects honestly.

Companies need to recognize they need to self insure FOSS projects rather then demand free labor.

@benjaminhollon @RL_Dane @cobra @alcinnz @dheadshot

@benjaminhollon License really doesn’t matter. People aside from lawyers don’t look at licenses. They use it, share it, and move on with their day. Restrictive, permissive it doesn’t matter. Which is why a non-commercial license wouldn’t affect anyone.

Unless it’s a unicorn project like curl, which is very rare, people are probably going to get hired to work on something else. Most likely proprietary.

@RL_Dane @cobra @alcinnz @dheadshot

@benjaminhollon There are shades to everything. Writing press releases for your local ASPCA for free is different then a very successful bakery.

Writing about hobbies because you like them is a different category.

People can do things because they like doing them.

@RL_Dane @cobra @alcinnz @dheadshot

@benjaminhollon Ah, “I’m giving you exposure and that’s more valuable then money” line.

Don’t do anything for free, if you want to make a career out of whatever. If your work is valuable to someone, make them pay.

That mindset is a problem with FOSS. It’s disingenuous. “I’m going to get people hooked, and start charging” is a very cynical attitude.

People who want to opt out of capitalism should have the option to opt out.

@RL_Dane @cobra @alcinnz @dheadshot

@pkw UBI would help too. Not having to monetize every minute of the day leads to some really cool things.

@RL_Dane @cobra @alcinnz @dheadshot