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From: davidsen@ariel.crd.GE.COM (william E Davidsen)
Subject: Re: Summary of Linux vs. 386BSD vs. Commercial Unixes
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References: <9304181046.aa28257@gate.demon.co.uk> <C5qy6E.6HC@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> <1993Apr20.110521.180705@zeus.calpoly.edu> <C5sEv3.BqM@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> <C5uMLz.GzK@kithrup.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1993 17:04:50 GMT
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In article <C5uMLz.GzK@kithrup.com>, sef@kithrup.com (Sean Eric Fagan) writes:
| "We" are Cygnus, incidently. But there are a couple of other companies
| doing the same, and quite a few independent contractors.
|
| The FSF has relied largely on donations to their cause; they have not tried
| to sell either software or programming. Due to a variety of conditions, that
| money is drying up, and the FSF is now trying to push themselves to get
| money -- which, of course, is exactly what other charitable organizations do.
| Until recently, the FSF relied largely on word-of-mouth, you see.
|
| It is entirely possible to work only on free software and still make a decent
| living.
Yes, but only if there are people writing free software who are not
trying to make a living from it. There isn't enough "good will" money
around to support all the people who write the software.
--
bill davidsen, GE Corp. R&D Center; Box 8; Schenectady NY 12345
Last year I worried that Bush would die and let Quayle take over.
This year I worry that Hillary will die and let Bill take over.