GitHub - PySimpleGUI/PySimpleGUI: Python GUIs for Humans! PySimpleGUI is the top-rated Python application development environment. Launched in 2018 and actively developed, maintained, and supported in 2024. Transforms tkinter, Qt, WxPython, and Remi into a simple, intuitive, and fun experience for both hobbyists and expert users.
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Python GUIs for Humans! PySimpleGUI is the top-rated Python application development environment. Launched in 2018 and actively developed, maintained, and supported in 2024. Transforms tkinter, Qt, ...

Previously LGPL, now re-licensed as closed-source/commercial. Previous code taken down.

Commercial users pay $99/year, free for personal use but each user has to make a free account after a trial period.

  • Kayn@dormi.zone
    45·
    10 months ago

    How else do you expect their time to be paid for?

    Donations?

    • MadhuGururajan@programming.dev
      4·
      10 months ago

      Hey, A lot of people spent their precious free time to look at your project, test it out, and talking about it to their colleagues. How are you going to pay us for wasting however many minutes or hours of time spent on your supposedly open source project before you did the bait-and-switch?

      (By “you” I meant the developer.)

    • MadhuGururajan@programming.dev
      2·
      10 months ago

      Donations can give you hobby money. Not “multi-millionaire, going to retire” money. If people who start FOSS projects don’t want to admit that, then they are just looking for free popularity/shortcut to success. They can stop abusing the FLOSS community just so they can make a quick buck.

    • bmaxv@noc.social
      2·
      10 months ago

      @HKayn This may sound cold hearted and I swear I’m not:

      There is no obligation for the world in general to pay someone for open source software. (right now)

      Everyone should think long hard about writing software and donating time and effort because of this.

      I don’t like this state of things, I would prefer some kind of “general usefulness” tax financed grant thing.

      • Kayn@dormi.zoneEnglish
        25·
        10 months ago

        And this is exactly why the dev of PySimpleGUI did what they did.

        Whether they have a business case will depend on what happens on those forks. Will they be as maintained as the original was?

    • MadhuGururajan@programming.dev
      2·
      10 months ago

      It’s quite entitled and dishonest to expect free beta-testing, marketing, and clout from the use of FOSS as a shortcut for your product.

      If you are sincere then you should know what you are getting into when you create that license.txt with LGPL terms on it.

      • Kayn@dormi.zone
        23·
        10 months ago

        It’s quite entitled and dishonest to expect free beta-testing, marketing, and clout from the use of FOSS as a shortcut for your product.

        Either show us where they voiced this expectation, or stop talking out of your ass.

        • MadhuGururajan@programming.dev
          3·
          10 months ago

          The entire FOSS community works for very little compensation. You’re not special. Read the fucking room. A lot of people spend their free time building cool shit to share with the community. You’re a prick if you think that you’re in the right calling people in the FOSS community entitled.

          • Kayn@dormi.zone
            16·
            10 months ago

            Everyone can see your mental state degenerate in real time. You’re unable to stop yourself from flinging insults with every comment you type, be it here or in the other thread where you’re currently losing a debate.