Alan, alan c wrote:
> a further thought - I have a deep and penetrating appreciation of open > source software, but I sometimes reflect on the future of the software > industry. I often get the impression that foss authors frequently have > a programming day job, not always in foss areas. In the extreeme > case, *all* foss, then what (wider) business model is going to provide > foss authors with income - from any source (of income...)? I do not > know, I really hope it will support a substantial foss sector. Are you confusing free as in beer with free as in freedom? FOSS does not have to be free as in beer! Regards, Tony. -- Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
