[Patents] Re: World Intellectual Property Day is April 26, 2001

[bernhard@intevation.de (Bernhard Reiter)]

Dear Michael,

Free Software is not related to price.
The Free Software movement naturally demands that 
programmers are payed for their work. 
This seems to be missunderstanding on your part.

"Free" in Free Software relates to freedom. 
This is good for individuals and companies as you have e.g.
more independance from sofware vendors leading to more
competition. This you get more freedom to compete in businesses
to name one advantage.

Regards,
        Bernhard


On Thu, Apr 26, 2001 at 02:07:04PM -0400, webmaster@softwarelaw.com wrote:
> Mr. Pilch,
> 
> The basis of your public policy is ludicrous.
> 
> I used to work in software development, and I know that the best
> software developers do not work for free.  In the short-term, they
> have expenses to pay for.  In the long-term, they must provide for
> retirement, and they often have the ambition of becoming rich from
> their efforts.
> 
> The free software is ultimately doomed to be swept away into the
> dustbin of history, along with socialism.
> 
> Michael

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