>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Oct 19 11:53:33 2001
>> As you see from other postsings today, DVD writing is currently only used
>> for commercial purposes. Why shouldn't I try to get some money for my
>> hard work? Or the other way round: wy should I give things away for
>> free that usually are not free?
>I was saying free as in /free software/.
>I do not mind you are getting money for your (hard and remarkable)
>work, but I am not if favor giving money if I do not get the sources,
>just ethical consideration.
And ethical consideration should tell you that as long as I cannot prvent
companies like Ahead to steal my tecnology, the best idea is not
to give away the real omportant parts in source.
>I agree, though, that making people to give money for free software
>development is not yet, unfortunately, a common practice.
Discussions that try to handle the word free software usually
become funny after some time. If you like to lough, I recomment
to read the mailing list of the FSF europe...
J�rg
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