I'll begin this article by explaining where this issue comes from. It turns out that via Google+ , Daniel Foré (leader of the ElementaryOS project ) is asking for some guidance on the possibility of charging to download this distribution.
Rather, it asks for criteria as to how the website would be displayed:
At this very moment, upon accessing the eOS page , we see the following:
As you can see, the initial price is set at $ 10 and if we click on the download button we get this:
It's worth clarifying that it's not mandatory, as right below the download button there's a link to access the same form without the payment methods. So, the question is: Would you pay for ElementaryOS?
My answer in this case would be: It depends . If we think about it, compared to other operating systems or their applications, $10 is an absurd, laughable figure.
I would pay to see the project and its active development continue, as the initial idea and the result have proven to be viable. Many users are happy with eOS , its appearance, and its functionality.
Perhaps the only drawback I see is that it's not as up-to-date as I'd like (I'm referring to Ubuntu 12.04) , putting aside the fact that I feel comfortable with KDE and Arch Linux .
Now, I should also say that the first option shouldn't be " Pay to Download ." But definitely, if I could, I would pay. Would you?