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From: zoo@cygnus.com (david d 'zoo' zuhn)
Subject: Re: Catch What They're Saying About Us...
Organization: Cygnus Support -- +1 415 322 3811
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 17:57:26 GMT
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From: terry@spcvxb.spc.edu (Terry Kennedy, Operations Mgr.)
Licensed? Yup. That's necessary in today's legal environment if you're
in the commercial market. Expensive? I don't think so. It's probably
beyond the average hobbyist's budget, but that isn't the market they're
trying to compete in.
Well, considering the volume of business that we (Cygnus) happen to be
doing, I don't think that licensed software that is non-redistributable is
a requirement for the market today.
And Cygnus isn't the only company doing this. I can name several others as
well. Crynwr, Congruent, and Qualix all have products that are freely
redistributable.
Free software *is* commercially viable. I manage to pay my rent and buy my
groceries and even afford my spare time recreations (which aren't all that
cheap at times) all by working on free software. I expect that I'll be
able to continue doing so for quite some time to come.
david d 'zoo' zuhn | The problem with politics is that it puts you in
cygnus support | contact with the sort of people that you'd really
zoo@cygnus.com | rather try to avoid.