• wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    Because you can buy other people’s code for cheaper than developing it yourself, as long as you use it within the restrictions of the license you paid for.

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      The thing is either that license model changes, or those other companies selling the code cease to exist when nobody buys something they can’t use.