Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on December 03, 2003 12:47 AM
"If software is free, how will programmers earn a living? "
They will not earn a living, it's as simple as that.
For the vast majority of software there is no service&support business. For areas where there is service&support businesses (databases and high-end OSes for example) it will be outsourced. When databases for example becomes a commodity it's impossible to defend western level salaries on cutomization work.
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Developers will not make a living.
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on December 03, 2003 12:47 AMThey will not earn a living, it's as simple as that.
For the vast majority of software there is no service&support business. For areas where there is service&support businesses (databases and high-end OSes for example) it will be outsourced. When databases for example becomes a commodity it's impossible to defend western level salaries on cutomization work.
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