Ah, excellent points made. I've always thought that the price of free|open source software was involvement in the free|open source software community. Use it, but get involved using any capacity you can offer.
John Hebert --- Edmund Cramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi John, > > Well if I read the tone of the article right it, it > sounds as if the > author is surprised that there are "conditions" > linked to the original > "free" gift of the Linux ... as in "If I got it free > then everyone must > get it free." I find it easy to accept that the > distros may have > conditions - although I think they ought to be a bit > more open about > them up front. > > There's a difference between "Free" and "Public > Domain" which the > article appears to miss. For instance - if I give > you a book there's no > implication that I have to give everyone a book. > Likewise, you can't > copy the book and give everyone a copy of the book - > even though the > book was "free" - at least in the sense that it cost > you nothing. > > My point is that even "free" gifts can have > conditions - the acronym > TNSTAAFL (There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch" > makes the point that > even if you get something "free" ... someone, > somewhere "paid" for you > to get it "free" and there will most likely be some > payback required > somewhere. > > -- > Edmund Cramp > http://www.emgsrus.com/graffiti.htm > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of John Hebert > > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 2:09 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [brluglist] Linux Is Free, But > Distros Aren't So Open > > > > > > Edmund, > > > > I'm not sure I follow what you are asking. What do > you > > mean exactly? > > > > John Hebert > > > > --- Edmund Cramp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is this a problem - how much do you expect to > get > > > for free? > > > > > > TNSTAAFL (Google for "TANSTAAFL Heinlein" if you > > > need a clue) > > > > > > -- > > > Edmund Cramp > > > http://www.emgsrus.com/graffiti.htm > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Behalf Of Tim Fournet > > > > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 9:04 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: [brluglist] Linux Is Free, But > > > Distros Aren't So Open > > > > > > > > > > > > The reply to the article which appears > directly > > > below it says it all. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Kory Wnuk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 8:51 AM > > > > Subject: [brluglist] Linux Is Free, But > Distros > > > Aren't So Open > > > > > > > > > > > > > This short article makes some interesting > > > points. > > > > > Does anyone have an opinion on this subject? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/04/05/1950218.shtml?tid=23 > > > > > > > > > > -M > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > > Failure is NOT an option! That is why I use > > > Linux... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > Yahoo! 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