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To: softwarecreator
Post #99.

Here's a link, from the GNU (the guys with their own "manifesto", remember?)

The ultimate goal is to provide free software to do all of the jobs computer users want to do--and thus make proprietary software obsolete.

120 posted on 09/20/2005 9:27:58 AM PDT by Golden Eagle
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To: Golden Eagle
I see what you mean, but it is, it appears, geared towarded "bundeled" software for the average user, which is pretty much given away in MS and Linux or available for free download.

The custom software I do cannot be open source unless the company I build it for wants to release it under an open license.  By that time, I will be paid and I don't care what they do with it.  If they want to pay me $60 or more an hour for proprietary software and then give it away, that's none of my business.

129 posted on 09/20/2005 9:46:00 AM PDT by softwarecreator (Facts are to liberals as holy water is to vampires.)
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