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    [–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 17 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

    Using hyprland in no way benefits the developer to be clear, I would just not donate, beyond that it really doesn't matter

    [–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 19 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

    I disagree. Open source thrives on attention. Install count is like their cocaine.

    Install count isn't necessarily reported, and all forms of reporting that I know of on linux are opt-in

    [–] Nalivai@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

    Popularity give them followers, followers give them money

    Popularity has nothing to do with install count, and nearly every distro does opt-in to show what you're running.

    [–] festnt@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

    yeah if its a good program you can use it, even if it's made by horrible people

    one example is templeos. everyone likes it, even if the guy who made it was an asshole

    though hyprland is different since you can donate, but like you said, you can just not donate to them!

    also nice name and pfp

    [–] anyhow2503@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

    TempleOS is a marvel in many ways, but it's not particularly useful to any normal person. I wouldn't even say that Terry Davis was an asshole, because it feels wrong to hold a paranoid schizophrenic responsible for his manic episodes.