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0 pointslondons_explore5y ago0 comments

> and the software is also available for free under the same or similar terms

This would be illegal in many countries. The business must behave in its best interests. If software is available for free, yet they choose to pay for it, they aren't acting in their own best interests in the eyes of the law....

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Denvercoder95y ago

Hence you pay for "support", not the software.

jart5y ago

It sounds more like kelnos is paying for influence. Sort of like inviting your congressman to dinner and drinks rather than writing an email for free.

simongr3dal5y ago

It would be in the interest of the software company that a open source dependency stays around and continues to get updates etc.

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