Re: KDE v. Gnome

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From: Decklin Foster
Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 00:00

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Christian Stieber <stieber@informatik.tu-muenchen.de> writes:

> In comp.os.linux.misc No Spam <nospam@nospam.nospam> wrote:
> 
> > For example (and this is a real example), someone can port GNU
> > C to a specific processor, and then charge $15000 a copy for
> > the compiler and tools. Not a problem. The CUSTOMER probably won't
> > turn around and sell the compiler, or give it away, because that
> > would disadvantage the customer.
> 
> No. He would turn around and sell it $1000 a piece, thereby pushing
> the original porter out of buisness. One can't make money by selling
> GPL software for a high price. Even the $1000 deal won't work for
> long, since the buyer can sell it for $500, then $200, then $100
> and so on.

No, I think he meant that that the customer who bought the GCC port
doesn't *want* anyone else to have the compiler, regardless of how
much money they would pay. It might be a competitive advantage or
something. 

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From: Decklin Foster <decklin@base.org>
Subject: Re: KDE v. Gnome
Date: 1998/10/06
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