Linux World domination (was Re: [NCLUG] PC for Linux (Ubuntu))
Grant Johnson
grant at amadensor.com
Fri Sep 19 18:33:57 MDT 2008
John L. Bass wrote:
> Stop trolling Brent ... we clearly have several here saying that a
> software author does not have a right to make a living/profit from his
> creative works. That is the issue addressed quoted below.
>
I am sorry, but you do not have a right to earn a living from selling
your software, just as I do not have a right to earn a living by
singing. If you have ever heard me sing, you would understand. Maybe
people would pay me to STOP singing...
Anyway, the real point is this: If a change in the way things work
(think buggy whips) removes your livelihood, adapt or go broke. If
FLOSS kills off the market for shrink-wrap, and that is what you do,
maybe you need to find work installing and customizing FLOSS.
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