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Article #72680Re: An attempt (probably in vain)
From: Matthias Ulrich Neeracher
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1992 14:48
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1992 14:48
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In article <MIB.92Jan17193223@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> mib@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Michael I Bushnell) writes: >In article <NEERI.92Jan17101553@iis.ethz.ch> neeri@iis.ethz.ch (Matthias Ulrich Neeracher) writes: > > But seriously, could you please give us a picture of how you > imagine the world when everyone would distribute everything under > the GPL ? Am I wrong in imagining that programmers would become > pariahs in our heartless, capitalist world ? > >I don't think programmers would be pariahs. I'm confident of two >things: > >First, there would be more, and better quality, software, and it would >be more generally available. > >Second, there would be far fewer programmers. Well, I knew already that you believe this. But can you be more specific ? How will the chicken get into the programmers' pots ? Matthias ----- Matthias Neeracher neeri@iis.ethz.ch "..if you've written a novel with a Confederate hero named Rhett Butler and a fickle girl named Scarlett and then change your mind, all you have to do is ..global replace the Rhett Butlers to Prince Andreis, the Scarlets to Natashas, Atlanta to Moscow, and lo! you've written war and peace." -- Umberto Eco
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,e7ab4faaac0aba9b X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-01-18 06:10:33 PST Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!think.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!ira.uka.de!chx400!bernina!bernina!neeri From: neeri@iis.ethz.ch (Matthias Ulrich Neeracher) Subject: Re: An attempt (probably in vain) In-Reply-To: mib@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu's message of 18 Jan 92 00:32:23 GMT Message-ID: <NEERI.92Jan18144852@iis.ethz.ch> Sender: news@bernina.ethz.ch (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: iis-gw Organization: Integrated Systems Laboratory, ETH, Zurich References: <MIB.92Jan14193341@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> <7sLLeB3w164w@mantis.co.uk> <MIB.92Jan16160732@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> <NEERI.92Jan17101553@iis.ethz.ch> <MIB.92Jan17193223@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> Date: 18 Jan 92 14:48:52 Lines: 27