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Article #75728Re: Free Software Users == dupes
From: Andre Marien
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 1990 16:28
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 1990 16:28
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Free Software Users == dupes but who gaines ? How about the following scenario : Company X is a real big company with a lot of computers and programmers, and pay themselves blue on licenses of all kinds. Mr M.Anager has a briliant idea : he starts a 'no cost software' initiative. Many people in many countries help develop the finest software around for free, and Mr M.Anager can use this inside his billion dollar company, for free. Of course he donates a few thousand dollars (perhaps even a million over time) if he makes too much profit, and gets most of it promptly back (tax reduction). Andre' Marien (this text must be my own, no one else could make it up, could they ... ? )
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,25e57c6fb2f16cc2,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1990-04-30 22:14:46 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!ub4b!kulcs!bimandre From: bimandre@kulcs.uucp (Andre Marien) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Free Software Users == dupes Message-ID: <1933@kulcs.kulcs.uucp> Date: 30 Apr 90 16:28:17 GMT Reply-To: bimandre@kulcs.UUCP () Distribution: gnu Organization: Kath.Univ.Leuven, Comp. Sc., Belgium Lines: 15 Posted: Mon Apr 30 17:28:17 1990