[NCLUG] Re: [NCLUG] Re: Fwd: Re: possible Qwest protest action in Colorado

[Mark Fassler]

On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 06:36:34PM +0000, Daniel Miles wrote:

>  ... what is wrong with a coder who wants to be paid for his work?
> 
> On Wed, 2 Jan 2002 18:25:47 -0700 (MST)
> Charles Clarke <clarke at clarkecomputer.com> wrote:
> 
> > ... (though I'm not sure Stallman is anti-programmer, just against 
> > people creating programs and SELLING them to the masses. :-)

These are incorrect assumptions.  No one ever said that there's anything 
wrong with selling software or making money.  Even RMS charges a lot of 
money for consulting.  Also, I believe the GNU CD's cost thousands of 
dollars.

It's the restriction of freedom that they're against.  (eg, restricting 
the end-user from lending the CD to his neighbor so that his neighbor can 
run a copy of Linux, too.)

Unfortunately, when you give the masses that kind of freedom, it becomes 
difficult to make money.

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Mark Fassler
fassler at monkeysoft.net