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There is absolutely nothing wrong with publishing things for free, doing things for free and consuming things for free. The best content on the web is done by people from their own interest in sharing. Personal contacts, exchange of information, feedback and community are so much more worth than money when it comes to motivating the production of good things.
I challenge that. I do not believe it is true. Google wants to be the go-to directory for spatial queries so that they can display their ads and make tons of money. The quality of the data is irrelevant after a certain level, as long as there is no viable alternative or people just blindly trust Google. Google Maps' data is quantity over quality by a wide margin.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fresnel_lens.svg is a very good illustration.
Also I second izacus' "don't use baseline". I would even use a higher profile, for quality's sake. For bad clients you would always convert content if needed. Unless of course, you are one of those users constrained by them in the first place.
Sois it memory intensive or not?
So hereby I pledge that I will send 100 dollars this weekend. This is not even 2 dollars per months that this project provided me with a perfect portable media player setup.
Who's with me?
You weren't serious, "like, ever" is obvious false. Of course there are good things.
For me: Tech support both ways, job offers, knowledge of latest releases and new developments in my area of expertise. It's awesome.
- Is it safe? The internet is where we could live, love, learn and communicate freely. To be ourselves, we need to be able to trust the systems that protect us.
- How open is it? The internet is transformative because it is open: everyone can participate and innovate. But openness is not guaranteed – it’s always under attack.
- Who is welcome? It’s not just about how many people have access to the internet, but whether that access is safe and meaningful for all of us.
- Who can succeed? Getting online isn’t enough on its own. Everyone needs skills to read, write and participate in the digital world.
- Who controls it? A few large players dominate much of the online world, but the internet is healthier when it is controlled by many.
Maybe their experiences or observations with "VC backed startup[s] that [sell] a SaaS product" has shown them again and again that you cannot trust those in any way to be even around for 2 years.