Whil Hentzen (Pro*) <> wrote: > Virgil Bierschwale wrote: >> Glory and a buck 50 will buy you a cup of coffee at the local >> cafe.... <grin> >> >> Seriously though, thats been my arugment for years regarding >> freeware... > > And I guess that's why IBM has invested so heavily in Linux, huh? :) > Not to mention just about every other computer company on the planet. > There used to be a day when software was free, long time ago. I'd > even bet you remember those days...
Free as in stolen? I remember the copy protection days of Lotus 1-2-3. I don't remember a free Word Processor either. I do remember a thriving Shareware market. Where it was on your honor to pay them if you liked it. Stephen Russell DBA / .Net Developer Memphis TN 38115 901.246-0159 "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. http://spaces.msn.com/members/srussell/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.17/505 - Release Date: 10/27/2006 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
