Subj : Re: GNU Public Licences Revisited (again)
To   : comp.programming
From : Willem
Date : Tue Sep 27 2005 08:34 pm

Chris wrote:
) Support and commitment of major vendors with a business plan.  Microsoft
) or IBM won't drop a project because the programmers get bored or ego get
) in the way.

But they'll drop it because they've completed a new version, which they
would like you to buy instead.  Or because they can't spare the resources
to provide adequate support for software that isn't going to bring them
more income.

) And when one major company purchases a product from another major company
) there are financial commitments in place, and the purchaser has a certain
) degree of leverage.

And when one not-so-major company purchases a product from a major company,
no such leverage exists.  Unless you want MegaCorp to take over in twenty
years, this is Very Bad(tm).


SaSW, Willem
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