alphacyberranger to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish • 1 month agoCompanies are not your friendsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1568arrow-down129
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minus-square@Technofroodlink18•1 month agoUnfortunately Affinity just got brought out by Canva https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/press/newsroom/canva-statement/ Of course they are claiming oh no we won’t be going subscription only, but if history is to be believed, give it a year or two and see that stance change.
minus-square@MonkeMischief@lemmy.todaylinkfedilink7•1 month agoSheesh, FOSS licenses really are the only force in the universe that can stop this nonsense. I remember shelling out for Substance indie licenses thinking it would be a good investment. Shortly after they’re: part of the “adobe family” (yaaay! /s) Not gonna make it subscription only, c’mon guys. It’s ok. No seriously, we hear you, you’ll have options! Definitely! Newsletter: Ok we’re subscription only, “Get your keys for the super out of date version because we’re just deleting it from human history now.” SaaS cloud only and you’re gonna like it, peasant. Never trusting private software like that ever again.
Unfortunately Affinity just got brought out by Canva https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/press/newsroom/canva-statement/
Of course they are claiming oh no we won’t be going subscription only, but if history is to be believed, give it a year or two and see that stance change.
Sheesh, FOSS licenses really are the only force in the universe that can stop this nonsense.
I remember shelling out for Substance indie licenses thinking it would be a good investment. Shortly after they’re:
Never trusting private software like that ever again.