----- Original Message ----- From: "P Witte" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 12:04 AM Subject: Re: [ql-users] Software Prices.
> John Sadler writes: > > > As Dilwyn Jones says in his article in Qtoady that TurboPtr is more > flexible > > than EasyPtr, and the group members feel that software should be paid for, > > George & I wondered whether the group members did not use it because it > was > > free and they would be happier paying £60 to George because then they felt > > the program was well worth using and the author was interested in > maintaining > > it. > > I wouldnt be surprised if that were the case ;) Free programs are all well > and good, but we have now begun to expect all programs to be free and that > may not be good for the continuation of the QL community. Linux is in a > different league, with universities and research intstitutions supplying > much of the quality free stuff: The authors of those programs are at least > fully funded and doing their thing during their working hours. I dont think > that is the case for QL programmers.. > > Per > > _______________________________________________ > QL-Users Mailing List > http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm Many Free software programmers do not get paid and write in their spare time whether they are professional programmers or not. I think they should be congratulated for their public spirited nature Nothing in the GPL license stops you charging for the media, distribution or support costs. In fact this is how SUSE, RED Hat, Mandrake finance their activities. The main benefit of the free software movement is that source is distributed normally with the code and anybody is free to develope it, and within the license conditions distribute it. _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
