On 3/14/2023 4:16 PM, Jonathan Chapman wrote:
There are other things that we've chosen not to run for the same basic reason, and others that won't get open sourced.
I will admit I am trending in that direction. I put things as FLOSS because I wanted the designs to outlast my involvement with the community. I thought if the design was open source and I wanted to or had to depart (including the Great Departure), the designs would continue to be available rather than disappear. But, so many people have abused that idea. Luckily, most of my stuff is not useful enough to copy and sell online...
Of course, not putting it out as open source infuriates folks as well, especially those who believe in "right to repair" (I do as well, but some people are pedantic about it and will not buy anything closed). And, putting it out with a closed source license doesn't help, as people still clone it, and they don't care about the legalities of it.
It's nice to support the designers in some capacity, but buying knockoffs fuels the ecosystem that creates knockoffs.
I'm waxing a bit pragmatic, I guess. People gotta people, I figure. Jim
