Not exactly. Users still have the software. They don't have updates.
See the issue here? Even if someone just fixes some bugs and security fixes - this alone can be time consuming. At the same time many users can just accept the version without those pathes and don't donate.
So you have a choice - continue to maintain the software for less money or to drop it, leaving donating users with no support.
So... what if the maker can't make it on donations only?
Then development will stop and users don't have the software anymore.
If users consider this software important they should donate so they can keep using it.
>and users don't have the software anymore.
Not exactly. Users still have the software. They don't have updates.
See the issue here? Even if someone just fixes some bugs and security fixes - this alone can be time consuming. At the same time many users can just accept the version without those pathes and don't donate.
So you have a choice - continue to maintain the software for less money or to drop it, leaving donating users with no support.
How exactly is this different from payed software?
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