really it's less that i "believe in open source" and more that, like open, not-paywalled access to scientific knowledge, i find the alternative kinda unconscionable
unlike science papers, though, purchasing software can actually go to the developers who worked on it, which is where this comparison falters, and makes this stance difficult to reconcile with "people should be compensated for their labor"
@Qyriad I think there is a lot of room to reconcile the two in principle, like through funding/payment methods that do not exactly map to "one user, one payment" (which is designed for proprietary systems after all); but I've long been disappointed by the lack of organized efforts to actually do so. New funding models aren't going to build themselves...
The only one that really comes to mind is OpenCollective. And I guess bug bounties, if I'm being extremely lenient.
