William "Bill" Gates (28.10.1955 -- hopefully soon) is a mass murderer and rapist (i.e. [capitalist](capitalism.md)) who started [Micro$oft](microsoft.md).
William "Bill" Gates (28.10.1955 -- hopefully soon) is a [mass murderer and rapist](entrepreneur.md) (i.e. [capitalist](capitalism.md)) who started [Micro$oft](microsoft.md).
He is really dumb, only speaks one language and didn't even finish university. He also has no moral values, but that goes without saying for any rich businessman.
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- **selling physical products and [merchandise](merch.md)** ("merch"): This method makes use of the fact that selling physical items is usually not considered unethical, unlike selling copies of information. So you can e.g. create a [free](free_software.md) video [gameg](game.md) and then sell T-shirts or coffee mugs with that video game's themes. In the past some [GNU](gnu.md)/[Linux](linux.md) distros used to sell their systems on nice "officials" CDs, but nowadays CDs are kind of dead. [Open consoles](open_console.md) kind of do this as well, they create [FOSS](foss.md) games and tools and then sell hardware that runs these games.
- You can specifically **make use of the advantages of LRS** and get some company to pay you. For example an [open console](open_console.md) creator will be highly interested in an engine for 3D games that will run on very low-spec embedded hardware because that will increase interest in their product. Existing FOSS engines, even the lightweight ones, are [bloated](bloat.md) and won't run on such hardware, however LRS ones, such as [small3dlib](small3dlib.md), will. Even if the company doesn't pay you directly, they might at least send you their product for free ({I got some open consoles for free for porting [Anarch](anarch.md) to them. ~drummyfish}).
- **selling services**: Like with merchandise, selling services is normally not considered unethical and so we can do it. The services can e.g. be running a server with [LRS](lrs.md) software with paid accounts or offering maintenance/configuration of someone else's servers. This supports the development of the software in question and helps you get paid.
- **selling on proprietary sites** (CONTROVERSIAL): This may not be acceptable by everyone, but it can be possible to create a free work and then distribute it under [free](free_software.md) conditions in some places and simultaneously sell this item in places distributing [proprietary](proprietary.md) assets. E.g. one may create a 3D model and put it under a free license on [opengameart](oga.md) while also selling it in 3D models stores like TurboSquid -- this will make the model available for everyone as free but will make people who don't bother to search the free sites pay for it. This may potentially bring much more money than the other methods as the proprietary stores have big traffic and people there are specifically willing to spend money. However, this supports the [intellectual property](intellectual_property.md) business. **Important note**: read the terms&condition of the proprietary site, it may for example be illegal for you to share your assets elsewhere if the proprietary site makes you *sign* an exclusive deal for them. {I am actually guilty of this, been selling some small 3D models on TurboSquid. It provides a kind of stable mini-income of about $3/month. ~drummyfish}
- **selling on proprietary sites** (CONTROVERSIAL): This may not be acceptable by everyone, but it can be possible to create a free work and then distribute it under [free](free_software.md) conditions in some places and simultaneously sell this item in places distributing [proprietary](proprietary.md) assets. E.g. one may create a 3D model and put it under a free license on [opengameart](oga.md) while also selling it in 3D models stores like TurboSquid -- this will make the model available for everyone as free but will make people who don't bother to search the free sites pay for it. This may potentially bring much more money than the other methods as the proprietary stores have big traffic and people there are specifically willing to spend money. However, this supports the [intellectual property](intellectual_property.md) business. **Important note**: read the terms&condition of the proprietary site, it may for example be illegal for you to share your assets elsewhere if the proprietary site makes you *sign* an exclusive deal for them. {I am actually guilty of this, been selling some small 3D models on TurboSquid. It provides a kind of stable mini-income of about $3/month. ~drummyfish}
- **[non-profit](non_profit.md)**: It is possible to run a non-profit organization that creates [software](software.md) for public benefit -- details differ by each country but a non-profit may receive funding from the state and be exempted from taxes. This method may however require a lot of effort (as running an organization is much more difficult than setting a donation website) and may potentially be limiting in some ways (governments may have condition for the funding etc.).
Mental Outlaw is a black/N-word [youtuber](youtube.md)/vlogger focused on [FOSS](foss.md) and, to a considerable degree, [suckless](suckless.md) software. He's kind of a copy-paste of [Luke Smith](luke_smith.md) but a little closer to the mainstream and normies.
Mental Outlaw is a black/N-word [youtuber](youtube.md)/vlogger focused on [FOSS](foss.md) and, to a considerable degree, [suckless](suckless.md) software. He's kind of a copy-paste of [Luke Smith](luke_smith.md) but a little closer to the mainstream and normies.
Like with Luke, sometimes he's real based and sometimes he says very stupid stuff. Make your own judgement.
Miloslav Ciz
2 years ago