Scorewegian 🎶 on Nostr: it makes perfect sense given the different conditions that free vs commercial ...
it makes perfect sense given the different conditions that free vs commercial software work under. if your stuff is broken for too long and alternatives are available, you start losing sales. also, customer service will be flooded with complaints, and you will have more returns. so there is pressure to get stuff fixed.
that pressure just isn't there with free software. which is great for the developers.
Ardour's solution is interesting. if i want binaries or the latest version i have to pay. it's 100% to charge for binaries according to the GPL license, so they do that to fund development. and Ardour seems to be well made and under constant renewal. getting paid for new versions offers incentive to the core developers to continue improving it, and encourages them to take feedback from their customers.
that pressure just isn't there with free software. which is great for the developers.
Ardour's solution is interesting. if i want binaries or the latest version i have to pay. it's 100% to charge for binaries according to the GPL license, so they do that to fund development. and Ardour seems to be well made and under constant renewal. getting paid for new versions offers incentive to the core developers to continue improving it, and encourages them to take feedback from their customers.