Akira Urushibata <a...@wta.att.ne.jp> writes: > When you get something for free, you are supposed to say thanks.
While I agree with you in general, when you say "you are supposed to..." you are restricting freedoms. When you choose to write free software, you choose to let people use it without quid pro quo[*]. If you don't like those terms, don't write Free Software. If a Fortune 500 company files a bug report, it's an opportunity to present your consulting rates and contract terms :-) [*] aside from agreeing to the GPL or equivalent, of course
