In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on
11/02/2005
at 02:34 PM, "McKown, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>Why should somebody __expect__ support when the software is gratis?
Expect? Perhaps not. But I've gotten better support of some free
software than I have for software that I've paid for, just as I've
gotten better support for shareware[1] than I have for shrink-wrap
software.
[1] Not[2] free, but you are allowed to distribute it to others for
evaluation and you are allowed to try before you buy.
[2] There are exceptions, e.g., sometimes the author waives the fee
for noncommercial use.
--
Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT
ISO position; see <http://patriot.net/~shmuel/resume/brief.html>
We don't care. We don't have to care, we're Congress.
(S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003)
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