Lpc2000

--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, clemens fischer <ino-qc@s...> wrote:
>
> > derbaier:
> 
> > "open" just means that access is available if you want it, IMHO.
> > "closed" means no access at any price, also IMHO.
> 
> then micro$ofts APIs would have to be considered "open", because they
> supply specs and even source to people paying the $$.
> 
>   clemens

Well, there you go then!   :-)
If they were not open then there would be nobody providing software
for their OSs except M$.  And, of course with M$, they certainly are
not free.  So you are still making my point about there being some
difference between 'open' and 'free'.

BTW, WHG and the boys certainly have made a lot of money out of the
business they started by using someone elses software for free, and
then selling it! 

-- Dave