Re: [OT] Intelectual Property Law [WAS: Re: what graphic card to buy?]
On Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:08:58 +0300
Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jo, 19 iul 12, 01:17:49, Doug wrote:
> >
> > Sorry for the bandwidth, but I think the Linux user--I'm certainly
> > one of them--needs to realize what real specialized software is, and
> > what it costs to develop, and why it's not free.
>
> Please don't confuse free (beer) with free(dom). Also, I don't have a
It's not that simple. If I realize my software as FLOSS, even if I
charge money for it, how many copies can I realistically hope to sell
if any and all my customers are perfectly free to distribute it gratis?
> problem with paying for specialized software (or games, more or less the
> same problem), as long as they run natively on my platform of choice.
>
> Last time I tried running Starcraft II (legally bought) the setup was
> horrible :(
That's certainly aggravating.
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Celejar <celejar@gmail.com>
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