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I thought donations were optional (lemy.lol)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by iso@lemy.lol to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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Donationware: you must donate to use it. Not like regular optional donates.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just about every instance of this, you can donate $0...

[–] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's the true definition of donationware.
If you're being forced to "donate" any amount of money upfront to use the software, it's no longer donationware, it's literally just paidware. Even if the source code is available elsewhere under a FOSS license, that specific copy is by definition paidware.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Annoying that I have to do that