> > > > As for information being free I wouldn't > > mind gaining access to a database, and adding to it on my spare time > without > > getting paid so we can keep it free. > > And exactly how do you expect WRI to keep up the quality if anyone can > add to it? It's obvious they have spent a lot of time/money developing > their database, so I don't think it unreasonable they charge for that > data. In any case, you have not convinced me you need to pay. > > In general this might be true, but keep in mind that many of their data sets are publicly available; they have just packaged them for W|A. It's frustrating that they are taking public data and then saying they spent so much time getting this data. (Other data in W|A is probably proprietary, I'm just pointing out that some, or even much of it, is not, from what I've heard. It's the same issue that irks some with publishing in very expensive journals - yes, there is some value added, but arguably not enough to not give (e.g.) the taxpayers what they paid for.
However, this argument would not apply to actual software development, just the raw data. -- To post to this group, send email to sage-support@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-support+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-support URL: http://www.sagemath.org
