Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 12:16:06 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net>, Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: <freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Stallman now claims authorship of Linux Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010419121230.00c6e870@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20010419065023.A5664-100000@blues.jpj.net> References: <200104181725.KAA16700@usr02.primenet.com>
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At 05:14 AM 4/19/2001, Trevor Johnson wrote: >The original program must have been brilliantly written, if it was worth >spending so much time on the improvements. Non sequitur. It may be that the original is mundane and the improvements contribute most or all of the program's value. > If the only way to get revenue >from it is by selling binary copies and keeping the source secret, then >the GPL would be an impediment. It is the only business model that has been shown to be viable. > Perhaps the original author would be >willing to offer you the program under some other conditions, perhaps in >exchange for a share of the rewards. Wouldn't that be fair? It is more fair, and far more ethical, than attacking others' livelihoods! I often purchase "canned" libraries for my programming work. One of my favorites is Microhelp Muscle, which I use to this day even though it is no longer sold. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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