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Re: KDE v. Gnome

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From: David Damerell
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 00:00
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Code Monkey UK <codemonkey_uk@hotmail.com> wrote:
>I would appreciate an example how how you can make a living (enough
>money to provide food, home, clothing and some entertainment) from GPL
>work, because obviosly it is idealogicly better, I just can't see how
>it can be done!

Commercial support springs to mind. Frex, our own dear Definite Linux
Systems make their money installing and supporting GPL software.

Hell, Red Hat aren't exactly penniless, are they?
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From: damerell@chiark.greenend.org.uk (David Damerell)
Subject: Re: KDE v. Gnome
Date: 1998/09/28
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