Re: Announcement, iptables gui

From: svek (svek-YOU-KNOW-THE-DRILL@gmx.net)
Date: 06/09/02 

From: svek <svek-YOU-KNOW-THE-DRILL@gmx.net>
Date: 9 Jun 2002 12:47:47 GMT

Martin Forest <private@no.thanks> wrote in
news:3D02730D.2040106@no.thanks:

> There is a trade-off somewhere on the way. Yes, "free" software and
> operating system has done a lot for Linux and will do much more in the
> future. I do however believe that it is thanks to commercial systems
> such as oracle db, checkpoint, informx, hp and many many more that has
> made Linux an accepted platform in the wide IT industry today.
> I have no problem with paying a small fee for a software I use in
> production. Especially if it will provide me with a better service and
> support.

"'free' software and operating system"? I assume a typo otherwise I really
don't understand this statement.
well I am not that sure, the way I see it those large companies have helped
brought linux in on larger companies because of the support for their
current use of high end applications and the need for it.
many companies have released software under GPL at this companies too and
are even kind enough to supply some of them free of charge.

I never have problem with paying a fee for a program myself (heck I pay for
my linux OS among other things) and there is really no need not to take the
fee since GPL doesn't say you should release your software free of charge
but it says the buyer should have a certain liberty over what he has bought
as the source code, the right to modify the program and so on.
but yes they would only pay a one time fee not for every system they use it
on and I assume that wouldn't be satisfying to you.
but then again sourceforge.net is full of good programs which mostly are
under the GPL (otherwise as someone else mentioned I really don't have a
problem with the BSD license either since they also offer more liberty than
traditional copyright licenses do)

> May I ask what system you have written / are part of writing?

no I can't say I have or are a part of any such thing, would this be a
problem?

/svek

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