On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Ron Bedison wrote:
> Even more acurrately: supposed you built a consession stand
> _next_ to a public park. It benefits you because the park brings
> in business. It benefits the park-goers because they can eat and
> drink conveniently while there.
If you want to go with this analogy then the second guy built
a stand beside yours to sell the same thing and compete with you.
The second guy is not depriving you use of your own stand.
> And now you say:
>
> > If I want to walk on that piece of public park, I will do
> > so when I please and not wait around or bug the original
> > donator of the park to get it opened again.
>
> The original donator of the park will have nothing to do
> with the case, which will be handled under the tresspass laws
> as you've clearly monkeyed with private property.
My statement was in response to someone saying they should
wait for WotC to get that stuff opened up before using it.
I agree that analogies to real property is inappropriate.
> People who just want to make games are not commerially
> viable enough to help OGF one whit. The _real_ movers and
> shakers will have an interest in _profit_ as well.
I disagree. The FSF didn't need IBM, Microsoft, DEC, etc
a decade or so ago to get where they are today. Software and
gaming might be very different industries but to say all the
hobbiests who want to make games cannot help the OGF one whit
is vastly underestimating them, especially in the age of
internet collaboration.
--Kal
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