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Adobe Says: Get a PC, Jerks!
billy_gates:
quote:Originally posted by Linux User #5225982375:
The English word "free" is a confusing word because it can have two meanings: "free" as in freedom (free speech) and "free" as in no cost (free beer)
Free software is about giving everyone the freedom to study, change, and distribute copies of software. You may still sell free software, although the price usually isn't huge like proprietary software because there is no copyright monopoly. Look at Red Hat, they sell GPL software combined with support services for thousands of dollars. But you have the freedom to take the program and give it to your friends, or to study the source code or teach people with it. I payed 80 bucks for my copy of red hat linux 7, which is all free software.
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Ok, thx for confirming the exactly what I said. Only one copy gets purchased, the first one, then all the others are given out because you have the freedom to do so. RedHat sells tech support, and so to get that tech support you have to pay the $70 bucks or whatever. But if you want to sell software, it is impossible. You will only be able to sell it to one person, and then the others who are too lazy to get it from other people. So selling Free Software for profit is impossible. Therefore Free Software seems doomed to failure, except for people that have free time to work on it.
slave:
No it's destined for immense success in my opinion. Why do you think IBM is pouring billions of dollars into Linux development? Proprietary software is a horse-and-buggy business model whose time has come and gone. It's not only unethical but impractical.
bling:
billy_gates:
quote:Originally posted by Linux User #5225982375:
No it's destined for immense success in my opinion. Why do you think IBM is pouring billions of dollars into Linux development? Proprietary software is a horse-and-buggy business model whose time has come and gone. It's not only unethical but impractical.
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but you can't make money off of it, only the tech support, or service that comes with it.
slave:
That's making money off of it in my book. Trampling people's freedom with copyright isn't the only way to profit from software. Red Hat has 270 million dollars in the bank, where do you think that came from?
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