Le 09/01/2013 23:08, hellekin (GNU Consensus) a écrit :
On 01/09/2013 07:01 PM, al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote:
Another interesting question could be if he thinks people should or not pay for
software in general, and free software in particular.
*** I don't see how that is interesting. It seems to me that it would
only bring more confusion about the meaning of "free" in free software.
Cost does not depend on whether the software is free or not.
Agree, but... I did buy a RedHat 5.2fr box (in 1998?).
I already had the cdroms -- got at the newspaper seller, but it was
important to me to afford.
Later, they gone on stock, and most of developers had no opportunity to
get even one.
I'd better to make a donation to FSF, SPI or others. Maybe a peculiar
project such as a piece of software would be a good choice too... What I
spent /simply impaired/ Free Software.
Lesson learned : what will be done with the money really matters.
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tsfh