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Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 09:50:51 +0000
From: Andrew Walrond <andrew@walrond.org>
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Richard Stallman wrote:
> 
> Developing programs does not "cost money"--that is just one way to do
> it.  But sometimes a person is in a position where he can develop a
> certain program only if he makes it non-free to raise money.  If you
> are in such a position, unless you are going to make the program free
> software soon after, then the best thing you can do is not develop it
> at all.  Someone else will develop a free program to do the job.
> Freedom is worth the wait.
> 

Richard; this lovely view of life works great for (and not meaning to 
belittle anybody's work here) small/self contained/trivial projects, 
characterised by unix tools/apps which can be managed by one or a few 
people in a reasonable timescale. I mean grep, sed, bison, dhcpd, 
sendmail etc

But what about bigger projects? As stated previously, I develop computer 
games. It takes 30+ people 2-3years continous effort and $3M - 10$M in 
cash to produce.

This just isn't viable, under your model. A group of part time hobbyists 
just aren't gonna complete a (non trivial) game in their lifetimes.

You say "the best thing you can do is not develop it at all. Someone 
else will develop a free program to do the job."

I sincerely doubt it.

Sorry staff. Richard says you are all out of a job.

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