Given the wealth and productivity creation that they're responsible for enabling across the industry, they deserve to be paid for it. There is no way for them to have achieved this with zero friction.
I totally support companies charging for things which cost money to make but I think the strategy of saying something is free and later reneging is a very risky strategy. You’ll get some license sales after cold-calling people’s bosses or breaking builds but they won’t thank you for it.
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Given the wealth and productivity creation that they're responsible for enabling across the industry, they deserve to be paid for it. There is no way for them to have achieved this with zero friction.
I totally support companies charging for things which cost money to make but I think the strategy of saying something is free and later reneging is a very risky strategy. You’ll get some license sales after cold-calling people’s bosses or breaking builds but they won’t thank you for it.