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0 pointswarpech7y ago0 comments

Freeloader on open source software is someone who runs profit by selling it to a major market without contributing back to the project.

Why? Because the freeloader increases the demand side for the software (more users translate to more feature requests, more bug reports), without increasing the supply side (resources for people who work it).

This puts pressure onto the project that is hard to sustain in the long term and MongoDB took a step to fight it.

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BeetleB7y ago

>Freeloader on open source software is someone who runs profit by selling it to a major market without contributing back to the project.

Something the GPL allows: It's poor form to use derogatory terms when open source explicitly says "This is OK".

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0 pointswarpech7y ago0 comments

Freeloader on open source software is someone who runs profit by selling it to a major market without contributing back to the project.

This puts pressure onto the project that is hard to sustain in the long term and MongoDB took a step to fight it.

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BeetleB7y ago

>Freeloader on open source software is someone who runs profit by selling it to a major market without contributing back to the project.

Something the GPL allows: It's poor form to use derogatory terms when open source explicitly says "This is OK".

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