FOSS users pay zero times.
Though hopefully contribute in other ways, like code improvements (not necessarily to every project:-).
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Technoserfdom
Revanced to overcome some subscriptions.
There was a map app I liked better than Google Maps because you could download any map you wanted for route planning and if you wanted traffic info etc, you had to buy the app for those features. But if you had to go places without cell connectivity. you would still be able to find your way.
Anyways, I liked it so much I payed 25 bucks to buy the app. Purchasing it gave me access to everything the app could do. Then Literally 6 months later, they were bought out by another company and rebranded and didn’t honor people who bought the app. Instead I would have to pay a monthly fee to use it…
I got rid of it and will never buy another app again.
Try Linux, I just recently installed fedora on dual boot
But be aware that it’s not all hunky-dory because I’m still figuring out how to get nvidia drivers working after trying solutions I found online and I’m still trying to figure out how to get hdr working in gnome and there’s also the fact that kde plasma keeps freezing after a short time so I’m stuck on gnome
Installation was fine though, I was scared I was going to fuck something up with dual boot
I liked the look of KDE plasma and used it when I first started with Linux but it is a buggy mess and extremely bloated. It feels like it’s stuck trying to be Windows 7 aero.
As for NV I use Nvidia as well and I haven’t had any issues on CachyOS with Nvidia’s actual “open” drivers (not neuveau)
SANE & MATURE ≠ “Boomer”
This is why FOSS with donation is actually a superior model.
I honestly rather download a free software and donate after I know that it’s good and I’ll know that I’ll always have access to it.
Paying for something that can be revoked (cause it’s a legally license, not owned) just doesn’t sound like ownership.
Right, but the problem with FOSS is a that it usually moves slow, typically isn’t very user friendly, and has no real support from devs most of the time.
The best thing is when a private company contributes regularly to FOSS projects moving them along at a timely pace.
When you have a world of billionaires, everybody’s reaching out their hands, begging, and shaking ass. This is called the Gambler’s Economy. Where weak men rule over those that work and produce value.
- Definitely gonna keep my subscriptions as minimal as I can, like I currently am: just a VPN. Obviously I have a few others I’ll need in the future like utilities, internet, and phone, but those are the bare minimum you need since you can scrape by without paying a dime for content thanks to piracy, so long as you are careful.
- I have a couple of ones that I’d say are both high on the list ( no idea which is higher because they’re both pretty annoying to me ).
The first is that when I do dishes at home, I put certain things a very specific way when filling the dishwasher and putting things away, which is why I absolutely hate when other people do dishes. I’ll deal with other people doing the dishes, but then I always feel like I gotta go and put things back where they belong when I’m not the one to put the dishes away.
The second is more furry fandom specific. So, when it comes to fursuits, some people might ditch the fursuit head and just maybe wear the paws or other pieces of it if it’s not a single piece costume. My gripe is specifically that: not wearing the head. I don’t care if you poodle ( wear a partial and show some skin ), talk in suit, or whatever, but I think it’s extremely disrespectful to the character your suit is based off of, whether it’s your fursona, OC, an adopt, liberty suit, whatever, to not wear the head at a bare minimum. It’s why my opinion the bare minimum you should do for a fursuit commission should be the head.
Did you have a stroke while writing this?
Use Open Source Alternatives. You don’t even need to install Linux if you prefer a different operating system, just use the OS programs like Libre Office, Krita, or Gimp.
Edit: AND THEN DONATE TO THE SOFTWARE THAT YOU USE SO THEY CAN CONTINUE THE WORK.
This^
VLC is open source and I am always using that while watching unlicensed content.
meanwhile, companies are killing lifetime licenses that were previously paid for.
Yep I remember clearly the first time this happened to me with Splashtop Remote in like 2012. And more recently 4K video downloader. “4K video downloader is being deprecated, please upgrade to our new application, 4K video downloader” Literally only difference is my lifetime license is no longer good and I’d have to buy a subscription.
Well, too bad there are easier ways to download content and even if there wasn’t you have made sure I will never get anywhere near your products ever again.
That’s strange, 4k allowed me to upgrade my lifetime sub key to a new key for the new program.
Whaaaat?? That’s interesting, thanks. I will definitely have to look into that. I didn’t bother with the new one I just got mad lol
I just double checked my emails, and I forgot I did have to pay $7 AUD (like 4.50 USD) to upgrade it, which annoyed me a little at the time but was cheap enough I decided to swallow it.
This is wild. I decided to see what was what and clicked the link in my email to upgrade. It took me to the upgrade site and I pasted in my license key also retrieved from an email, and it said the license was inactive. I tried to retrieve the key again in case they had changed it, but it said no key associated with my email. Again they had emailed me the link to upgrade. Then I moved to my PC where I clicked the link in the application to upgrade and it autofilled my license key, same issue. Oh well, I put in a ticket, but I’m no worse off than I was before. Thanks for the info, though.
B2B SaaS
The only excuse for subscription model is when there is cloud storage/sync or server provided functions that are a core part of the software.
If I didn’t rely heavily on the cloud storage and syncing part of Lightroom for editing photos seamlessly on desktop, mobile, and web, then I would already have dropped Adobe for Darktable and a pirated copy of Photoshop CS2 for when I need to print.
I’m glad to see you mention that, I was going to make a similar comment. I figure it’s a message that’s probably well understood here on the fediverse, but outside of this space not so much.
I think there’s also an argument to be made for charging subscriptions based on overall maintenance needs. Upgrades, updates, bug fixes, and things of that nature take time and can also cost money.
However, overall, there are way too many subscription based apps that just don’t seem justified. If I buy version 2.3 of AppXYZ, and as long as I stick to that version nor need any online functionality, I just don’t see a valid excuse for a subscription, other than pure greed on the developers’ part.
Do kids these days think boomers are 20yo?
I thought it was a boomer is “older than me” and a millennial is “dem youngens”. /s
As far as I can tell, the word “boomer” has shifted from “an out-of-touch adult from the baby boomer generation” to “an out-of touch adult.”
All kids think anyone older than them is a boomer. Actual boomers think all kids are millennials. Millennials can’t catch a fucking break at either end.
Gen X is left out of the conversation, and doesn’t care.
I work and socialize with many Gen Xers and they are very near and dear to my heart, so please know that I say this with all the love in the world. Gen X is left out of the conversation because they’re irrelevant to it. They want so badly what their boomer parents had that they may as well just be boomers. If we’re talking comedy, music, culture, Gen X has made some brilliant contributions, but when the topic is Millennials getting dragged, Gen X doesn’t get mentioned because there’s no meaningful generational distinction between them and the Boomers. They’ve blended in with the very system we are critiquing. And if they’re not mentioned there will literally always be a comment like this. Trust me, no one has forgotten you, Gen X. But despite all your rage you are still just a rat in a cage.
🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽🖕🏽
We can’t catch a break ever.
Like we all started having memories of stuff and it all went down from there
Why i wont use iRacing. Sucks that it’s so popular.
