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.
There is a ton of software that lives on because it matters to the developer(s). I know "but mah monetization" is huge on this forum but it's not an all encompassing rule and it does not completely reflect the existing reality.
The developer isn’t accepting a job offer to develop it, they’re accepting donations. That’s literally how the software devs for Opensnitch choose to receive payment.
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?
There is a ton of software that lives on because it matters to the developer(s). I know "but mah monetization" is huge on this forum but it's not an all encompassing rule and it does not completely reflect the existing reality.
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The developer isn’t accepting a job offer to develop it, they’re accepting donations. That’s literally how the software devs for Opensnitch choose to receive payment.