Exciting news for who? Only the site owner is excited that a free resource now requires a subscription

“Yay! Now I have to pay another subscription! I’m so excited! Let’s celebrate with them!” - nobody

    • recapitated@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      1 year ago

      Yes but nobody owes you the maintenance of a centralized service.

      If the software and content is open source then the community can choose to take over for an org that doesn’t have the will power to keep a costly free-of-charge service running.

        • 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          The “free” in FOSS stands for free like freedom, not free like air

          FOSS projects cost time and money. Non-profits still need money. Not sure why everyone thinks everything should be free of monetary charges on the internet.

          Am am not sure what the situation of opensubtitles is. Is it just barely covering costs? Or turning a profit? I have no idea. But i do hate how everyone thinks they’re entitled to free work and free hosting costs of every website on the internet

        • recapitated@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I hear you. But it takes the will and dedication to do it, so it’s really not a life sentence to offer a proprietary service free of charge. Hopefully the people who need it most can find a better alternative.