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What are your favorite non-foss apps? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by AHYN018@beehaw.org to c/foss@beehaw.org

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I know some of you have gone complies FOSS, but I believe if the developer wants to make money from their apps, there's noting wrong with it, as long as they are ethical. So what are your favorite non-foss apps?

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[–] passepartout@feddit.de 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Because they are not publicly traded, i hope it stays that way

[–] PostmodernPythia@beehaw.org 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah. Not being legally required to abandon principles in favor of short-term profits for shareholders is tight.

[–] Hwoods@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Wow, wow, wow

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I fear the day Gaben isn't around anymore. Hopefully there is a succession plan for the company to be handed over to someone with similar values.

[–] PoisonedPrisonPanda@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

make a foundation out of it.

[–] cnnrduncan@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Looking at how Valve acted when called out for breaking Australian consumer protection laws I sure as hell hope not!