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333 points indigodaddy | 8 comments | 13 Nov 22 02:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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colordrops ◴[13 Nov 22 03:18 UTC] No.33579637[source]▶
Plex is one of the reasons I now always choose open source over closed source but free as in beer. They start out great but as financial constraints creep in the compromises are made that create a very unpleasant experience. For example, I'd love to use Obsidian, which is an amazing app, but who knows what will happen to it in the future.
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dmitriid ◴[13 Nov 22 09:01 UTC] No.33581330[source]▶
> I now always choose open source over closed source but free as in beer.

> They start out great but as financial constraints creep in

Funny how you talk about financial constraints, and still refuse to pay for software.

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1. 10729287 ◴[13 Nov 22 10:49 UTC] No.33581842[source]▶
Paying won't guarantee you the soft you pay for won't switch business model for subscription, or sell to a bigger company that will extinguish it.
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2. dmitriid ◴[13 Nov 22 13:01 UTC] No.33582642[source]▶
Not paying for software all but guarantees that it will be abandoned at one point. People want to eat, after all.

(The dichotomy between "I must earn a gazillion dollars because I'm a senior dev" and "I will not pay money (that pays those salaries) for software" that's so prevalent on HN is mind boggling)

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3. flatiron ◴[13 Nov 22 15:59 UTC] No.33584203[source]▶
I paid $75 for plex 9 years ago and have gotten way more than my monies worth. Their shift to monetization In my opinion is over blown. You can simply go and turn that crap off. Having my media on any device at any time is a life changer. Especially with small kids.
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4. colordrops ◴[13 Nov 22 19:16 UTC] No.33586364[source]▶
Yes Linux and Vim are dead. There are also no other examples of long lived open source projects that are free.
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5. crtasm ◴[13 Nov 22 19:27 UTC] No.33586446[source]▶
From what I've been told a lot of the frustration is that you can't simply turn it off for your server, all your users have to do it individually. If you've set it up for non-techie people who don't live nearby I can see how that'd be pretty annoying to deal with.
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6. dmitriid ◴[13 Nov 22 19:36 UTC] No.33586526{3}[source]▶
Linux is primarily developed by large corporations.

And there are significantly more projects that have stagnated and disappeared than those that survived.

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7. colordrops ◴[13 Nov 22 20:55 UTC] No.33587242{4}[source]▶
Whether a project is free or not is not the only consideration as to whether I adopt it for my workflow, just a core one.
8. flatiron ◴[13 Nov 22 23:55 UTC] No.33588651{3}[source]▶
I have some copy pasta with screen shots on how to turn that stuff off I spent a bit making. Just send that out and let people know respectfully that I’m not providing tech support and I hope they enjoy the service. I don’t have anyone bug me ever.