Re: Hey Terekhov: Wallace lost. Who'd guess.... ;)

[David Kastrup]

Rui Miguel Silva Seabra <rms@1407.org> writes:

> On Fri, 2006-03-24 at 18:59 +0100, Alexander Terekhov wrote:
>> David Kastrup wrote:
>> [...]
>> > So you feel unable to face the facts.  
>> 
>> The fact is that the GPL price-fixes IP at zero.
>
> Really?
>
> Global File System: 2200 USD. GPL'ed.
>
> https://www.redhat.com/apps/commerce/rha/gfs/

In a muddled way, the "IP" is fixed at zero (since you can duplicate
it without incurred cost).  Access to a physical copy is, however,
subject to the choice of each distributor.

It is like selling compressed air: there is a lot of competition going
on in that area, even though the principal commodity is prize-fixed at
zero.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum