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Hot take: I think more FOSS projects should go the Ardour business model and charge people for binaries. You'd be surprised to see how many people don't know how to compile from source or that they could legally get a binary for free from a mirror (provided that there is one).

You may think that this sounds scummy, but who cares? I think it's better than just simply relying on donations. This guarantees that at least some people will pay for the software because until someone redistributes it, the only way to get the latest release is to pay for the binary.

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@xianc78 I'd pay for a binary so I didn't have to build it lol I've done it before

@xianc78 that's why Ada got neglected because the compiled builds lacked the gpl exemption

@sendpaws Ardour's binaries aren't exempt from any FOSS license. You just have to pay to download them if you choose to get them from their website.

@xianc78 Would indeed be a good way to get back at big players who need "assurances", while distro maintainers work around them by compiling code themselves
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