From: fyl@fylz.wa.com (Phil Hughes) Subject: Re: Linux commercial use (was Re: BBS Project -- Linux?) Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1993 05:55:48 GMT
Linus Torvalds (torvalds@klaava.Helsinki.FI) wrote:
: While I can understand that people prefer free software (both in the "no
: cost" and in the GPL sense) over commercial programs (I personally
: certainly do), actually flaming somebody over trying to make some money
: is silly: it does not limit you in any way, and only gives you more
: options to choose from. If you don't want to pay for your software,
: fine, but there are actually people out there that find it convenient to
: be able to buy programs that work and are supported.
I e-mailed a response to the BBS writer about this but it bounced. I
originally didn't post it because I felt we had better things to
discuss in this group. But, as my point hasn't been made and maybe it
can prevent a flame war I will post it.
I see the response as more to where the idea was posted than to what
was being done. I certainly don't consider myself a large contributor
to this project (asked a few dumb questions, reported a few problems
and, in return answered a few more questions of others from what I had
learned) but I see this as an amazing cooperative effort. And I, for
one, really appreciate that.
I see the BBS posting as going over as well as telling a group of
people building and giving away cars that they should buy "my new,
improved hood ornements" to include with the free cars. I have no
ojection to the creation of the product but the positive words about
it are going to come from the end users, not the workers.
Maybe, when it is time to once again try to create a bunch of related
newsgroups we should consider a place for "non-FREE" software
discussions seperate from "FREE" software.
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