Re: [linux-audio-user] (OSS vs. RME) vs. (OSS + RME) [slightly OT]

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] (OSS vs. RME) vs. (OSS + RME) [slightly OT]
From: Rick Taylor (RickTaylor_AT_speakeasy.net)
Date: Sun Dec 19 2004 - 14:11:54 EET


On Sunday 19 December 2004 08:03 am, Marek Peteraj wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-12-19 at 04:12, Lee Revell wrote:

> > If you really
> > object to this then you should not be writing free software.
>
> This won't solve anything. The goal should be to find a solution which
> would allow for financial compensation to original authors, however i
> don't see this happening until linux becomes mainstream(i.e. open source
> driving the world of software) simply because it would need a complete
> overhaul of copyright law and a worldwide adoption of such
> solution/mechanism.

There will always be folk that simply want to write applications and sell
them. There has to be room for both. Different folks support different
ideologies. Maybe there's a better time to convince folk that yours is the
only solution?

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