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Re:Article completely misses the point.

Posted by: Anonymous Coward on July 23, 2004 09:23 PM
As others have said, it is you who misses the point (if not the boat). You seem to have fallen for the "free as in beer" argument over F/OSS. I suggest you read RMS's very cogent explanation of one business model that can (and does) work for F/OSS. And makes very clear that it's "free as in speech, not beer". Just ponder this. When it comes to support, installation and enhancement, who is likely to be best-placed to bid competitively for such work ???

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