noblerare

Hi all,

I hear all this talk about how open source is awesome and how software should be free and accessible to anyone. While I do enjoy gaining access to free software and whatnot, I can't help but wonder, how do software developers actually make money if the open source thing catches on?

Likewise, everybody loves a free download of music but from the other perspective, how would artists or producers make money if everything was free?

Please enlighten me on this.