Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 20:11:16 -0800 From: Randi Harper <randi@freebsd.org> To: james michael <jamesthefishy@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Bounties Message-ID: <e277d6c80903062011w653f62b8sf33f4f476895bea3@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49B03EC0.6070106@gmail.com> References: <2E84A46F-C21C-43F3-AF2E-2B8115A0B888@hmallett.co.uk> <49B02F3E.9040002@gmail.com> <ac00e00a0903051228p22d5e082y2e2e6e1d41d4d562@mail.gmail.com> <49B03EC0.6070106@gmail.com>
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> Hmm, well I guess I might have jumped the gun a bit. I can see how it could > be useful. I don't really believe that open source software should have a > price when it comes to drivers and things like that. > It's not like anyone is asking you for money, so I don't see why you are complaining. Bounties are a solution that will benefit everyone involved. In a perfect world, we could all live off of sunshine and rainbows. Since this is hardly the case and developers do have to eat, providing users with a way to subsidize the specific improvements they care about is a Good Thing. Do you have a better idea? (This isn't really all that relevant to the current conversation, but I'd just like to point out the inaccuracy of your assumption that open source software is synonymous with free (as in free beer) software. It's not. Open source means that anyone is free to study/change the software - it does not necessarily mean that the software comes without a price. As much as I dislike referencing rms, you might benefit from reading http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html) -- randi
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