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From: davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen)
Subject: Re: Summary of Linux vs. 386BSD vs. Commercial Unixes
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Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1993 18:42:27 GMT
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In article <C5sEv3.BqM@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>, dwex@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (david.e.wexelblat) writes:
| If you follow XFree86 at all, you will see that I continually recommend
| commercial alternatives to XFree86 when these products can provide something
| we can't. That can be service/support, performance, other features, etc.
Makes sense. I'd certainly pay for a 24 bit X server, and it wouldn't
have to be super fast, just work. Xfree does limit the 8 bit server
market, though.
| > Also, I think the GPL is designed to sort of stack the deck against
| > commercial software. Since commercial development tools can be used to
| > develop commercial OR GNU-ish software, GNU-ish tools can only be used
| > to develop more GNU-ish tools. It's like a one-way door. I like it. ;-}
| >
|
| Which is EXACTLY my objection to the GPL. I write software for a living.
| I LIKE the fact that I make money writing software - it gives me the
| resources to buy machines so I can do XFree86. As the GNU project has
| finally realized (vis-a-vis their net appeals), if programmers don't get
| paid, programmers don't program.
As long a computers cost money I guess I'll keep writing commercial
software.
| Bull cookies. If Apple is going to go up against MicroSloth over Windows,
| what makes you think they would hesitate to STOMP all over FSF if they
| decide it would be a useful thing to do? Bad press? Ha! They'd get more
| bad press from stomping on US than they would from stomping on FSF.
And less satisfaction.
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bill davidsen, GE Corp. R&D Center; Box 8; Schenectady NY 12345
Last year I worried that Bush would die and let Quayle take over.
This year I worry that Hillary will die and let Bill take over.