Comment on Exciting news! The free API you were using is no more free!
recapitated@lemmy.world 11 months agoYes 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
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
aniki@lemm.ee 11 months ago
9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Uhhhhh. The article you linked says nothing about “free as in air”, which is the term you used. And thats the only reason i used it
Free as in speech or free as in freedom are the english similes to express the idea of libre
Free air or free beer are gratis. Without monetary cost.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratis_versus_libre?wprov=s…
Free software is always libre and sometimes gratis
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.