> -----Original Message----- > From: Sal Mangano [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 11:13 AM > To: 'Avalon Developers List' > Subject: RE: Avant-Garde Avalon > > I belive in open source and support open source so please don't flame me! > But I also belive as strongly in economic principles, capitalism and the > power econmics has to correct mistakes made by groups that provide a > product > like software. Afterall, it may hurt a little to be flammed but it hurts a > lot when your revenue stream dries up because you did not listen to your > customers.
No flames intended. You have a very good and valid point. > So keep it free as in speech but charge for the beer. This is the > direction > I think opens source needs to be moving lest it undermine itself in the > long > haul. Perhaps. Groups like Core Developer's Network (http://www.coredevelopers.net/) certainly seem to think so. J. Aaron Farr SONY ELECTRONICS STP SYSTEMS (724) 696-7653 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
