Alexander Terekhov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > David Kastrup wrote: > [...] >> Last time I looked, one could not make much use of a WORK without >> obtaining a copy previously. > > And you obtain it from the net or a friend for free.
Before you can obtain it, it has to exist. The creator of GPLed software is the one controlling initial distribution. >> > Nobody in his right mind will buy multiple copies if one can buy >> > only one >> >> But multiple persons might buy one copy each, right? > > So will you buy a copy for a friend, or simply give yours? It just happens that not the whole world is a personal friend of mine. Things might be different with you, given your friendly disposition. > Go to doctor dak. And show him historical data on Red Hat's profits > and losses, quarter by quarter since the beginning/going public. So you claim that they were not profitable? How then did they survive and expand? -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
