Comment Re:Will they invest any of the savings in Linux de (Score 1) 158
I honestly don't think they have any duty to give back any more than they're doing now.
Nor do I. They have no obligations. Nobody implied that. We just said not doing so made them freeloaders.
Do you donate 100$ everytime you install linux on a computer? Cause that's what it would have cost you otherwise.
I do not. I do collaborate by open sourcing most of me development, and contribute into various proyecto thourgh various means. Also, I'm not saving $100 by using linux in my computer because I have not migrated from something propietary.
I know for sure that almost no one does.
Relevancy?
It's nice if they decide to give back but they have no responsability to do so. The whole concept of "freeloaders" is laughable to be honest. I thought one of the primary visions behind FLOSS was that information should be free? I guess if you view open source as merely a means to an end, you might think such a thing as a freeloader could exist, but I completely disagree with that vision.
No, they have no responsability to give anything back. Nor I, nor GP stated that this was the case.
Can you please describe why the concept is laughable?