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Re: GNU licenses
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David Kastrup |
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Re: GNU licenses |
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Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:42:31 +0200 |
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Alexander Terekhov <terekhov@web.de> writes:
> David Kastrup wrote:
> [...]
>> Last time I looked, one could not make much use of a WORK without
>> obtaining a copy previously.
>
> And you obtain it from the net or a friend for free.
Before you can obtain it, it has to exist. The creator of GPLed
software is the one controlling initial distribution.
>> > Nobody in his right mind will buy multiple copies if one can buy
>> > only one
>>
>> But multiple persons might buy one copy each, right?
>
> So will you buy a copy for a friend, or simply give yours?
It just happens that not the whole world is a personal friend of mine.
Things might be different with you, given your friendly disposition.
> Go to doctor dak. And show him historical data on Red Hat's profits
> and losses, quarter by quarter since the beginning/going public.
So you claim that they were not profitable? How then did they survive
and expand?
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
- Re: GNU licenses, (continued)
- Re: GNU licenses, David Kastrup, 2006/09/06
- Re: GNU licenses, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/09/06
- Re: GNU licenses, David Kastrup, 2006/09/06
- Re: GNU licenses, John Hasler, 2006/09/06
- Re: GNU licenses, David Kastrup, 2006/09/06
- Re: GNU licenses, John Hasler, 2006/09/06
- Re: GNU licenses, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/09/07
- Re: GNU licenses, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/09/07
- Re: GNU licenses, David Kastrup, 2006/09/07
- Re: GNU licenses, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/09/07
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- Re: GNU licenses, David Kastrup, 2006/09/07
- Re: GNU licenses, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/09/07
- Re: GNU licenses, David Kastrup, 2006/09/07
- Re: GNU licenses, Alexander Terekhov, 2006/09/07
- Re: GNU licenses, David Kastrup, 2006/09/07
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