Subj : Re: GNU Public Licences Revisited (again)
To   : comp.programming
From : Chris Sonnack
Date : Tue Sep 27 2005 01:16 pm

Willem writes:

> Well then, could you make a case why closed source is better in the bigger
> picture ?
> 
> Besides the fact that 'locking in' your buyers is good for a vendor ?

Partnerships--despite (or perhaps BECAUSE OF) any "locking in"--can be
beneficial to both parties.

Marriage is, in part, based on this premise.  So are many other forms
of partnership.  It's beneficial to both parties, despite the downsides.

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