Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 15:40:13 -0500 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, dan@langille.org, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Stallman now claims authorship of Linux Message-ID: <15071.19757.648512.704094@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010419143024.045d2100@localhost> References: <200104192013.f3JKDfm73628@ns1.unixathome.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20010419140150.045176b0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010419143024.045d2100@localhost>
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Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> types: > >> I'm a programmer. I get paid for my work. And by no means can it be > >> considered a slave wage. > >I'd say the same thing myself. And, contrary to the nonsense that > >Brett was spouting, it doesn't matter whether I'm working on GPL'ed > >softare or not. > It will. Because the GPLed software will hurt your ability to make > money as a programmer. This is the stated purpose of the GPL. > > In the short run, shortsighted companies may pay you for writing GPLed > code. But companies that produce GPLed code will not and cannot > survive. In the long run the GPL will destroy the company and hence > your job. If I were you, I wouldn't trade a few dollars in the short > term to destroy my long term prospects as a professional. That only applies to companies that can't see beyond the "product" model for revenue streams. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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