On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, jim t.p. ryan wrote:

> Thank you, very informative.
> 
> But don't you think it only right that these people get paid for the
> work? 


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Not if they don't feel the need to get paid.  Why should I?


> I mean the ISP using APACHE is making money from it because it
> is the backbone of the business.  Satisfaction at seeing your creation
> used is nice, but it doesn't put bread on the table.

There are lots of other ways to put bread on the table.  If the authors
wanted to make money off it, they would have gone private and done so.

> Maybe I'm just too much of a capitalist, but I see so many people get
> paid for doing nothing, it's a shame to not see somebody compensated
> for good work.

Compensation comes in many, many forms....  Money is but one.
 

-- 
Derek Martin
System Administrator
Mission Critical Linux
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