Re: [ogf-d20-l] D20 & Shareware

[J. Michael Looney]

On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, Ryan S. Dancey wrote:

> > >> I have a question about writing shareware for D20 system.
> > > My advice is to not write shareware, but to write Open Source software.
> >
> > Quite possible it will be open source. (IMHO these two are not completely
> mutually exclusive)
> 
> "Shareware" requires a payment to be made to the author.  Open Source
> requires the the source be freely redistributable.  That's mutually
> exclusive.

Sorry, no, the are not exclusive.  RedHat etc. is the largest shareware
thing ever done.  Get it for (more or less) free.  Want support?  Send
money to the "author".  The fact that some of us don't need support is
besides the point.

Now the "cripple ware" version of shareware and Open Source, now there is
a problem.

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