> One thing you do do is prevent
> good software from being written. Who can afford to do professional
> work for nothing? What hobbyist can put 3-man years into
>programming, finding all bugs, documenting his product and distribute
>for free?
It is interesting that nowadays, many computer hobbyists release the
source, and don't expect to make a whole lot of money from their
products, not only in relation to GNU, but many independent writers of
freeware. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with what Bill Gates is
saying, just strikes me as a little curious. How much did a copy of
BASIC cost, anyway?
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Received on Mon Nov 09 1998 - 17:22:39 GMT