On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 05:55:27PM -0500, Brett Carrington wrote: > On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 04:42:25PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I admit it I am a leach, I take stuff off Usenet for my personal gain > > > once in a while I post something of value, but overall I take more than I > > > give. > > > > You are not a leach. A leach takes something away from the host: when the > > leach is done the host has less blood then he had before. When you make a > > copy of my software you gain but I lose nothing. > Except a chance to be paid back for you hard work, in either money or > source code improvements. That's what you lose.
Not entirely true... Other people copying your software are making a statement that your software is of value to them. If there is no reason for them to hide the fact of their copying, it amounts to free advertising for your skills, which may be of value in future opportunities to be paid for writing software. With regard to source code improvements, the connection is more concrete. Have a look at the BTS. There is also a gain in the fact that you've done something that has helped someone else. -- Pigeon Be kind to pigeons Get my GPG key here: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x21C61F7F
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