(This is our goal but unless we fund such platforms, they won’t magically happen. Let’s build an EU Tech Commons on an EU Peer Network.)https://twitter.com/aral/status/785755894726422528 …
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Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I noted the same thing earlier. So what’s your alternative. We’re not discussing whether the current system is shit or not.
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u can charge users for free software. some pay in advance like w/
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wut's ur funding strategy moving forward?
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Ship it! Then continue soliciting donations, consider value-added services, derived products, partnerships, support.
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Shipping is proving to be the hard part; dev takes time, is complex and we suck at meeting deadlines. No grants so far.
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@CaptainKurtis@indie@kapeli Are you suggesting that this is impossible? :) cc@harriskenny -
No, but it’s very hard, especially in a ‘pure’ sense. I.e. no support, premium plans etc etc
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1. Condolences, shame to see a FOSS co. harmed by seemingly arbitrary practices of a powerful proprietary co.
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2. Been there. My co. makes consumer-grade hardware, Mac OS changes temporarily affected USB compatibility.
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3. Based on concerns, alt. biz models worth considering are http://Blender.org & http://LibreOffice.org
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2a. My co. prioritizes GNU/Linux in dev (esp. Debian & Fedora), also offer compatibility for other platforms.
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Thank you for your thoughts, Harris. +
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