Re: bias
"Deven T. Corzine" <[email protected]>
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On Fri, 7 Jun 2002, Anthony Taylor wrote: > I have yet to see a decent argument proving skilled computer workers' > livelihood are threatened by GPL. I'm not convinced of it, but it's possible. > First, most skilled computer professionals do not make a living off > commercial software: most make their money off in-house support and > in-house development. Be that as it may, end-users still have a need for software products, and the GPL definitely threatens the development of end-user products that aren't worthwhile to a company to pay for, even if millions of home users would happily pay... > The idea that the GPL is going to destroy all computer jobs is a red > herring. It may be. Then again, most of the arguments against it assume proprietary software remains dominant. Do they still apply if GPL software dominates? Deven