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minus-squareZalack@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up37arrow-down1·1 year agoYou’re being sarcastic but even small fees immediately weed out a ton of cruft.
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up27·1 year agoThey also weed out a lot of legitimate software, especially if it’s non-commercial.
minus-squareZalack@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 year agoI’m not saying there aren’t downsides, just that it isn’t a totally crazy strategy.
minus-squareWhyIDie@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoI remember that short time when Steam allowed anyone and everyone to self-publish without any initial fees. It was an interesting time.
You’re being sarcastic but even small fees immediately weed out a ton of cruft.
They also weed out a lot of legitimate software, especially if it’s non-commercial.
I’m not saying there aren’t downsides, just that it isn’t a totally crazy strategy.
I remember that short time when Steam allowed anyone and everyone to self-publish without any initial fees.
It was an interesting time.