On Jul 18, 2007, at 1:17 PM, Mike Wohlrab wrote:
> Well with Linux, you have to use their file format.
Wrong.
> There is always something
> proprietary to the software/ hardware that makes it more so that
> you use their
> stuff verses someone else's stuff.
"Different" != "Proprietary".
> With open source, they are trying to sway
> people over to their stuff, largely by getting the help of the
> public so they
> can spread out the cost of doing business/ creating their product
> and with it
> being free, they will attract the attention of the public. Most
> likely when they
> get enough people looking and using their product, they will start
> charging just
> like how Linspire charges for their versions of Linux thus
> maximizing profits.
Sorry, but that's a complete load of crap, since once you release
something, you can't later "take it back". Linspire charges for their
stuff, but that's because they offer a service that is worth
something to people. Red Hat charges for support, too. Nothing says
you can't make money off of open source. But to call it "proprietary"
is flat-out wrong.
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