iso@lemy.lol to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-27 months agoI thought donations were optionallemy.lolimagemessage-square196fedilinkarrow-up1615arrow-down168file-text
arrow-up1547arrow-down1imageI thought donations were optionallemy.loliso@lemy.lol to Memes@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-27 months agomessage-square196fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresteventrouble@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·7 months agoIsn’t Vim donationware? (Hint: it is)
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoIt’s charityware. See :help iccf
minus-squareBassaForte@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months agoNo? I’ve never had to donate to use vim.
minus-squaresteventrouble@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoYou don’t have to donate to use donationware. Donationware donations are optional. Donationware is a well-defined term that’s been around for decades. I don’t know why everyone ITT is hallucinating that it means something different.
minus-squareiso@lemy.lolOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·7 months agoFor it to be donationware, you must not be able to use it without donating.
minus-squaresteventrouble@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoNope, that’s not what donationware means. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donationware
Isn’t Vim donationware? (Hint: it is)
It’s charityware.
See
:help iccf
No? I’ve never had to donate to use vim.
You don’t have to donate to use donationware. Donationware donations are optional.
Donationware is a well-defined term that’s been around for decades. I don’t know why everyone ITT is hallucinating that it means something different.
For it to be donationware, you must not be able to use it without donating.
Nope, that’s not what donationware means. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donationware