sjvn1d ago

Open source isn't a tip jar – it's time to charge for access https://theregister.com/2026/03/25/open_source_bill_opinion/ via @theregister & @sjvn

#Opensource was never "free as in free beer." It's "free as in free speech." With companies making billions from open source, it's time we pay people a real wage.

Open source isn't a tip jar – it's time to charge for access

Opinion: A handful thrive, most scrape by as companies make billions off their code

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@sjvn @theregister who will pay the wages? You probably don't want the big companies that have pretty much usurped the "open source" label to do that. Whoever pays the wages has to keep open source true to itself.
Mar 25 at 3:10pmWeb