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Date:      Tue, 23 May 2000 12:01:44 -0600
From:      Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
To:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG, Arun Sharma <adsharma@sharmas.dhs.org>
Cc:        Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: The Ethics of Free Software
Message-ID:  <4.3.1.2.20000523115749.04536980@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <392ABB6D.94B7C8B7@gorean.org>
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At 11:10 AM 5/23/2000, Doug Barton wrote:

>         This is one of the fundamental flaws in most of the arguments put forth
>on this topic so far. There IS NO total amount of money to be made. The
>opportunity to expand the pie is always present, 

Unfortunately, there is a flaw in THIS argument, too: it goes
to the other extreme. While the pie can be enlarged, it is not
infinitely expandable. The correct perspective lies somewhere
in between the two extremes. And, unfortunately, it lies
closer to the other extreme than to the one you promote. There is a
definite limit to the rate at which the pie can grow, especially
with the GPL actively eliminating opportunities for new ventures.

--Brett Glass



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