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Subject: Re: Why there is no commercial programs for Linux ?

Author: Gareth McCaughan

Date: 01:05:59 10/09/02

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On October 08, 2002 at 16:55:25, Dann Corbit wrote:

>Linux users are used to getting everything free, from the operating system to
>compilers to entire GIS systems.  Why pay for something?  Why pay for anything?
>Linus himself declares that it is immoral to sell software.

I find this very hard to believe. Are you sure about it?

Even Richard Stallman, who is much more of a free software
hardliner than Linus, doesn't say it's immoral to sell
software. RMS *does* deem certain practices immoral that
are probably necessary if you want to make money selling
software, though :-). I'm fairly sure Linus disagrees with
him.

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