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And now most of those hobbists are going back to commercial licenses, because other hobbists don't pay them, and there are bills to pay.

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zozbot234 14 hours ago | parent [-]

> And now most of those hobbists are going back to commercial licenses

It seems to be specifically the "hobbyists" that are also taking VC investment money for their "hobby project". It's pretty clear what's driving these decisions: VC's are not okay with a bootstrapped, penny-pinching business focusing on specialized support or custom development (which is the successful RedHat model), they want an early chance at really outsized returns.

	▲	pjmlp 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Back in the day that letter was relevant we used to sell little tools via ads on magazines like BYTE, Dr Dobbs Journal and co, occasionally get nice money out of it. Also in the early BSD/Linux days, there were distributors like Walnut Creek, Amiga had Fish Disks, and so forth, some money could eventually go back to tool writers. It isn't only about VC money.