Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on August 29, 2003 01:46 AM
Even Stallman himself doesn't claim that companies should be unable to profit from Free Software. That is rather they point of ANY software: to be put to good use.
The GPL only prevents IBM or Redhat from hijacking ownership of the software they exploit.
IBM can't "embrace+extend" or prevent anyone else from entering the market and executing the same business model that they do.
Also, IBM and Redhat both PAY for Free Software development to be done. They aren't exactly the leeches that you make them out to be.
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Re:Make Money?
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on August 29, 2003 01:46 AMThe GPL only prevents IBM or Redhat from hijacking ownership of the software they exploit.
IBM can't "embrace+extend" or prevent anyone else from entering the market and executing the same business model that they do.
Also, IBM and Redhat both PAY for Free Software development to be done. They aren't exactly the leeches that you make them out to be.
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