2011/1/5 Kenneth Gonsalves <[email protected]>: >> You perhaps don't lose anything - but consider person A, who takes the >> software from you - full source code and freedom, and person B, who >> takes the software from your friend who made it closed - no source >> code or freedoms. > > then B is an ass - he should have taken it from me. The fact that A > takes my code and closes it only applies to the copy A has - my copy is > still open.
In the real world, your friend is $megacorp with a world-wide supply chain, retail store presence even in little towns and $$$ in marketing budget to burn. B is someone who just needs to solve a problem yesterday, goes to nearest store and picks what his television tells him is the best software since /bin/true. Binand -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
