Sorry to join in late- I would like to point out I use to work for a company similar to crossover office that packaged GPL software, with some custom patches, custom documentation, etc.
It was web server/database software. The company didn't make it - which is fine, not all do, but it broke my heart when I looked around and found our ISO being destributed everywhere - not just our RPM's (that we could care less about- they were GPL), but our documentation and our installer etc. Anyway- my understanding is that CodeWeavers puts a signifigant amount of resourced, both financial and coding, into WINE. Not just their implementation, but the WINE that so many of us download and use free of charge. By supporting CodeWeavers by buying their product, you are supporting Open Source Software. If you enjoy OSS but can't code yourself, supporting companies like CodeWeavers (and Red Hat) is a way that you can also give back to the community. You are under absolutely no obligation to do so. But it is nice when you can. I use the crossover plugin. It's a $25.00 product, and the easiest install of QuickTime and Flash 6 on Linux I've ever seen. I saved a bunch of money just in the time it saved me :) On Tue, 2002-11-12 at 03:09, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > this is, in my opinion, a very worrying trend -- the attitude that, > since one is running linux, one should never expect to pay for > software. > > yes, open source, GPL, free software is a wonderful thing. but if > no one is ever willing to shell out some cash for the occasional > piece of software, what incentive will companies have to *ever* > write software for linux? > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
