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		musicale 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ScyllaDB – Why We're Moving to a Source Available ... > people who see open source and take it to mean they shouldn’t pay This is the primary appeal of open source software to most businesses - free software and free labor.

nahnahno 9 months ago [–]

Correct.

An open source project that doesn’t receive in kind development cost reduction benefit from free contributors should not stay open source.

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