Advantages of distributions for companies?

[Alistair Cunningham <ac@gnu.org>]

On uk.comp.os.linux, there's been a discussion of what license a
commercial company should release their program under.

I've been asked the following:

<quote>

Now why is allowing "distributions to include your program" a good thing? 

</quote>

I've replied with a few points, but I'd like to be able to give them a
pretty definitive list.

Can anyone help me out?


Alistair Cunningham.

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