RE: https://defcon.social/@riverpunk/117578574684215001

If people are earnestly discussing a neo-foss movement, I feel like any movement that won't instantly self-destruct must encode a basic expectation of GETTING PAID into it's core principles, or I'm not going to participate in it.

You cannot build lasting movements on free labor. I need my computer to work. Making my computer work cannot be someone's "hobby", because then I either beg them to care about my use-case, or I have to do it myself in addition to all the work I was trying to get done with my computer, which kind of ruins the point of having one.

You can build some kind of standard hardship application for people to acquire free copies of software, but people need to be PAID to work on things. If you use software, you should PAY THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED ON IT. This should not be even remotely controversial. Artists deserve to be paid. Janitors deserve to be paid. Everyone deserves to be paid. The source might be available for people to inspect, but if you use it, pay for it.