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6h0st_in_the_machin3@kbin.social 11 months ago
Let's be clear in one thing:
- There's no free lunches.
That's it. Everything in the Universe, including you, has a "price" on energy. Now outside of all crony-capitalism craziness, we should all consider having a open, distributed, fair price Internet and it's resources.
I'm calling Louis.
aniki@lemm.ee 11 months ago
recapitated@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yes but nobody owes you the maintenance of a centralized service.
If the software and content is open source then the community can choose to take over for an org that doesn’t have the will power to keep a costly free-of-charge service running.
aniki@lemm.ee 11 months ago
[deleted]9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
The “free” in FOSS stands for free like freedom, not free like air
FOSS projects cost time and money. Non-profits still need money. Not sure why everyone thinks everything should be free of monetary charges on the internet.
Am am not sure what the situation of opensubtitles is. Is it just barely covering costs? Or turning a profit? I have no idea. But i do hate how everyone thinks they’re entitled to free work and free hosting costs of every website on the internet
recapitated@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I hear you. But it takes the will and dedication to do it, so it’s really not a prison sentence to offer a proprietary service free or charge. Hopefully the people who need it most can find a better alternative.
TWeaK@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Plenty of places provide free lunches. They’re still paid for, but they’re free at the point of service. Eg homeless shelters, Wikipedia.
subignition@kbin.social 11 months ago
I can't believe that all this time I could have been getting my lunch for free at wikipedia.org
TWeaK@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Jimmy Wales serves it himself, with a side of the softcore porn he first made his fortune on.
subignition@kbin.social 11 months ago
That's an unorthodox side dish to say the least, but I suppose beggars can't be choosers.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
Wikipedia is a lunch for your brain
match@pawb.social 11 months ago
Sikh gurdwaras will also serve free food