if the games are free, and we aren't talking about donations, how are the studios being paid?

Same way as now. Selling the game.

Free as in freedom not as in price

>Free as in freedom not as in price

free as in freedom = i give away the game to everyone i know for free, and the studio loses out on those sales.

edit: oops, just noticed you are the same person i suspect is trolling. so, probably best for us both to end the conversation here.

	▲	singpolyma3 9 days ago \| parent [-]
		Definitely not trolling. On the contrary I run a profitable business where all the code is free software. As do many many other people. It's fine to say you don't think it works in theory. But in practise many people have made their living this way for many years.