Profiteering at FSF (was: First GNU CD-ROM)

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From: Robert Lenoil
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 15:49

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>The CD costs $100 if you are an individual, $400 if you are a
>business.  This is a distribution fee.  The software is `copylefted',
>which means you have the the right to copy, change, and redistribute it.

It seems to me that a "distribution fee" would be to recover the costs of
distribution, which shouldn't differ for individuals vs. businesses. You're
really stretching the "Free" in "Free Software Foundation" by marking up the
CD-ROM cost 400% for businesses. I never would have expected such behavior
from FSF, and am quite disappointed.

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