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Article #74074Re: Specialized software
From: Raul Rockwell
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1991 03:49
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1991 03:49
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Mathew: Suppose the development cost for a piece of specialized software is $100,000. With your suggested way of working, company X has to pay programmer Y $100,000 to get a solution to the problem. Nine other companies then grab copies of the software and use it. The alternative (non-GNU) method sees company X pay $10,000, and the nine other companies all pay $10,000 as well. Since company X is in business to make money, it will prefer the non-GNU method. (1) Why are there no savings for using GNU software? What is GNU being used for? (An advantage of GNU is that you don't have to start from scratch each time you come up with a new product, no?) (2) The nine other companies don't get service contracts if they don't pay for them. (What was that $100,000 for, anyways?) -- Raul <rockwell@socrates.umd.edu>
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,f8ba9bb4a8fd2d37 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-07-10 01:03:03 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!wuarchive!udel!haven.umd.edu!socrates.umd.edu!socrates!rockwell From: rockwell@socrates.umd.edu (Raul Rockwell) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Specialized software Message-ID: <ROCKWELL.91Jul9224905@socrates.umd.edu> Date: 10 Jul 91 03:49:05 GMT References: <gcR8bVW00VI840kp58@andrew.cmu.edu> <BmoR521w164w@mantis.co.uk> Sender: rockwell@socrates.umd.edu (Raul Rockwell) Organization: Traveller Lines: 19 In-Reply-To: mathew@mantis.co.uk's message of 8 Jul 91 12: 59:46 GMT