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Comment by jerleth

The worst part for me is:

> Q: How long do I have to pay the fee?

> You pay the Maintenance Fee as long as you use the project.

What does that even mean? I built one-off apps for small businesses that I never touch again or maybe every 5 years.

Okay, at least paying perpetually for something I don't use anymore is out of question but if I open a solution for a fix I have to check all 80 packages what their current license is and pay them for the month?

No thank you, I'll rather pay for a commercial solution or use something free with a sane license. With a commercial offering at least it's opt-in when I download a new version.

For me that's basically a subscription fee for one-time download.

parent jerleth 1 year ago

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