Subj : Re: GNU Public Licences Revisited (again)
To   : comp.programming
From : Willem
Date : Tue Sep 27 2005 10:50 am

Gerry wrote:
) In article <slrndjfh3o.28f1.willem@toad.stack.nl>, willem@stack.nl 
) says...
)
)> Anyway, it comes to a tradeoff between better-for-the-vendor and
)> better-for-the-buyer.  So yes, I ignore the effect on the vendor
)> when arguing what's best for the buyer.
)
) Then your argument is meaningless because you don't close the loop.  It 
) applies only to a single interaction in a vacuum, not to a real world 
) situation of many interacting vendors and customers.

In a real world situation, each vendor and customer will act in his own
interest, so a buyer is not going to care about the interests of the
vendors.  He just wants to make the best choice for himself.  My argument
applies to this.

The position is not symmetrical, however, because buyers get to choose
which vendor they buy from, but vendors have to entice buyers into buying
their product.  So it is in the interest of the vendor to do care about the
interests of his buyers, but not the other way around.


SaSW, Willem
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