On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:08:58 +0300 Andrei POPESCU <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jo, 19 iul 12, 01:17:49, Doug wrote: > > > > Sorry for the bandwidth, but I think the Linux user--I'm certainly > > one of them--needs to realize what real specialized software is, and > > what it costs to develop, and why it's not free. > > Please don't confuse free (beer) with free(dom). Also, I don't have a It's not that simple. If I realize my software as FLOSS, even if I charge money for it, how many copies can I realistically hope to sell if any and all my customers are perfectly free to distribute it gratis? > problem with paying for specialized software (or games, more or less the > same problem), as long as they run natively on my platform of choice. > > Last time I tried running Starcraft II (legally bought) the setup was > horrible :( That's certainly aggravating. -- Celejar <[email protected]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]

