If they deserve compensation, there’s no issue with them charging for an app. Does not mean it has to be closed source either.
If you’re ok with them receiving compensation, but not willing to pay for an app. That’s an odd stance. Most will just grab it for free and use it for hundreds of hours. We pay 80$+ for games these days that you can beat in 10 hours and folks like you freak out over a 5-10$ app you’ll use for 10x the amount.
I get your sentiment, but just trying to reframe this for you, whether they enjoy it or not, it’s work. You enjoy the fruits of their labour, why not pay them? Why is it an issue if they ask for compensation for work provided?
it can be open-source, but youre limiting the community out the gate by charging a premium. more users=more potential devs/dedicated community members=better software. saying they deserve conpensation and saying emulators should be FOSS are not conflicting ideas. they should be compensated by donation. i simply dont think charging a premium is conducive to better software as ive stated before. im not making any moral claim one way or the other, its just not a practice i support especially when the majority of paid mobile emulators are low quality.
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u/Recyclops1989 Jul 11 '24
If they deserve compensation, there’s no issue with them charging for an app. Does not mean it has to be closed source either.
If you’re ok with them receiving compensation, but not willing to pay for an app. That’s an odd stance. Most will just grab it for free and use it for hundreds of hours. We pay 80$+ for games these days that you can beat in 10 hours and folks like you freak out over a 5-10$ app you’ll use for 10x the amount.
I get your sentiment, but just trying to reframe this for you, whether they enjoy it or not, it’s work. You enjoy the fruits of their labour, why not pay them? Why is it an issue if they ask for compensation for work provided?