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There is value in purchasing from the original developer. There is value in purchasing support from the original developer. There is value in a pre-compiled program from a trusted source. These are the reasons why someone would pay instead of getting a copy of the source from a friend or other source.

And, do want to be a billionaire from my killer software or just make a decent living? Do I need to maintain a "monopoly" on my product in order to make a living? Do I want to be in the business of selling software? Answers to these questions help determine what license I will use for distribution of my software.

If I then choose a Free license and fail to make money on it, that is my choice and I may not think it foolish even with that result.

Why must something produce profit to be worthwhile?
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GPL as ice-nine  Roger Ramjet | 04/06/05
Only if...  John L. Ries | 04/06/05
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Still Trying to Understand the OS Model  jjworleyeoe | 04/05/05
Becoming pure service  alandd | 04/05/05
Maybe in your closed mind  Qbt | 04/05/05
Downhill fast!  alandd | 04/05/05
You still don't get it  Qbt | 04/05/05
Careful with assumptions  alandd | 04/06/05
Re: Maybe in your closed mind  criderja | 04/06/05
Plumbers,Roofers,Carpenters,Painters, etc. get paid for their labor (NT)  Update victim | 04/06/05
And you seem to misunderstand the issue  rfc1394 | 04/06/05
Open Source  Qbt | 04/05/05
A little off  alandd | 04/05/05
Software paid for... once.  Anton Philidor | 04/05/05
True, but...  alandd | 04/05/05
Some points  Qbt | 04/05/05
About Business models  voska | 04/06/05
That is fine  Qbt | 04/06/05
Re: That is fine  criderja | 04/06/05
I've not felt the expectation  voska | 04/06/05
However the software industry is a business model.  rkadowns | 04/06/05
MS removed the demand  alandd | 04/06/05
Preloaded software  richhayes | 04/06/05
True, but also more complicated,  Anton Philidor | 04/05/05
My two cents  Roger Ramjet | 04/06/05
The problem is...  Qbt | 04/06/05
Someone, maybe you  rkadowns | 04/06/05
The flaw in your argument  Mack DaNife | 04/06/05
Don't understand OS benefits??  Mizzlec | 04/21/05
This how you  voska | 04/06/05
Why should I care?  doe_z | 04/06/05
Making money out of FOSS  CypherOz | 04/06/05
Mr open source reality check.  jimk_z | 04/05/05
Duh!  alandd | 04/05/05
What a selfish viewpoint  pa2004 | 04/05/05
Simple, don't like it, don't use it!  Richard Flude | 04/05/05
Exactly  Tim Patterson | 04/05/05
Forking is better than current status  Wagadonga | 04/05/05
GPL Does What it Says It Does  BanjoPaterson | 04/06/05
there's plenty of BSD licence software around, go use it!  hipparchus2000 | 04/06/05
As with others, he doesn't want to get it  criderja | 04/06/05
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FOSS does have a good business model  boobasaurus | 04/06/05
Oh Sun, such a world twit  FilledOut | 04/07/05
Interesting development...  overload_z | 04/08/05

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