On Saturday, 20-07-2024 at 23:59 Hans wrote:
> Hello,
>
> well, the thing is: Do we really want to go to more market share?
>
> Let's imagine, Debian becomes market relevant, what will happen? Sure, more
> developers get paid, what is very nice. But not all developers will.
>
> Many good developers will not be paid and when the market will rule things,
> then many good developers will be pushed away or demoralied. Because it will
> become common, that people will no more cherish theire work.
>
> The development of a few people will be cherished, those, who create
> programs,
> the market wants.
>
> I am using linux since more than 30 years and it is impressive, what people
> can do, when they can do, what they want and what they like.
>
> And look at the quality, look, what has been created since the beginning.
> This
> was only possible, because no market forced people, to do things the market
> wants, not what the developers want.
>
> I think, we all can be happy, that we are not dependent from any market, the
> developers, because theire freedom and theire contentement is not been
> deminished, and the users, who get very good and high qulitative software to
> work with.
>
> And if you really think, the more you spend, the better the software, you can
> of course buy software only from the market.
>
> Or, you can donate linux developers and/or distributors of your money.
>
> Personally(!) I think, the second way is better, because I can speak directly
> to developers, could (if I would be capable of) fix things myself together
> with the developers and maybe can even ask him, to implenent some functions
> especially for me.
>
> All things, a market driven software will never offer.
>
> So, I think, we can be happy, that linux (and debian) is not market relevant.
> It will lose its freedom, its high quality and the joy of many people.
Hans, I find much wisdom in your above statement regards 'freedom', thank you,
George.
>
> Sorry, if I did not always find the right expression, I am not native English.
>
> Best regards
>
> Hans
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