268: Free As In Freedom Not Free As In Beer

This week’s episode of Destination Linux, we’re going to be discussing the phrase of "Free As In Freedom, Not Free As In Beer". Is it okay for developers to charge for their work? Then we’re going to take a look at a new partnership Canonical has with Vodafone. Plus we've also got our famous tips, tricks and software picks. All of this and so much more this week on Destination Linux. So whether you're brand new to Linux and open source or a guru of sudo. This is the podcast for you. New YouTube Channels ►► https://destinationlinux.network/subscribe Sponsored by: Digital Ocean = https://do.co/dln Bitwarden = https://bitwarden.com/dln Hosted by: Michael Tunnell = https://tuxdigital.com Ryan (DasGeek) = https://dasgeekcommunity.com Jill Bryant = https://jilllinuxgirl.com Want to Support the Show? Support us on Patreon = https://destinationlinux.org/patreon Support us on Sponsus = https://destinationlinux.org/sponsus DLN Store = http://dlnstore.com Want to follow the show and hosts on social media? You can find all of our social accounts at https://destinationlinux.org/contact Chapters: 00:00 = Welcome to DL 268 00:47 = Community Feedback: Firefox Issues discussed on DL 247 09:14 = Firefox Container Tabs! 09:47 = How to send in feedback to the show 10:08 = Ryan throws back to last week for Michael's editing notes 11:02 = DigitalOcean Cloud Services ( https://do.co/tux2022 ) 12:58 = Discussion: Funding & Contributing to Open Source Software 13:07 = "Free as in Freedom Not Free as in Beer" 13:54 = Should developers charge for their Open Source software? 15:50 = Contributing doesn't have to include money 18:01 = Misconception: "It's not Open Source if they charge you for it" 20:03 = elementary OS "Pay What You Want" Approach 22:56 = Is it nagware to repeatedly ask you to buy it or is it just helpful reminders? 24:59 = Adding value while respecting the goal of closing the Digital Divide 25:54 = Michael's tangent about not liking the term "Free Software" 28:56 = Term Suggestions such as Libre Software 31:14 = Quotes from the GNU project about this subject 32:00 = DL Patrons help us promote the DLNStore.com 32:16 = Discussion Summary 34:12 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln ) 35:48 = News: Canonical's Anbox Cloud Phone and Vodafone 42:51 = Waydroid project 44:06 = What if these Anbox Cloud instances got breached? 45:58 = The Technologist's Paradox 46:38 = Gaming: Apex Legends on Linux via Steam Proton 52:05 = Software Spotlight: File Shredder 55:22 = Tip of the Week: Make it easier to manage your wireless printers 58:43 = Linux Events: Virtual and In-Person 59:26 = Outro Linux #OpenSource #Podcast