Is this a troll?
This argument has been had about 1000000 times elsewhere on the
internet. You make money by giving away the software but selling
support, hosting, hardware, and customization.
Can we not have this argument again, here? Please? Pretty please? With
sugar on top? Please? No, really, I'm begging.
On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 10:36 -0700, Adam Schabtach wrote:
> > It's just a pity that something as inherently malleable as
> > software needs to be locked down.
>
> It's also a pity that I can't pay the mortgage, buy groceries, pay the
> utility bills, etc. by giving away the software I write.