Re: FN-FORUM MS takes control

date posted 1st July 2002 16:15

Neil Durant [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
> Ok, true. But I guess the majority of free software is done by unpaid
> volunteers.

I'm not even sure of this, although it's a common guess. It's probably safe
to say that most free software isn't created by programmers specifically
employed to work on the free software. It often comes about as part of
doing other work, IME.

> Whether the software is available free of charge or at cost
> isn't actually that relevant - the important point here is that it's
> free in the freedom sense, ie that you or others can change it if
> necessary, removing the possibility of proprietary lock-in.

Yes, this is the key bit. Interesting point about bankruptcy, too.
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