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Geeklog place under the sun

Authored by: Anonymous (Anonymous User) on Saturday, May 24 2003 @ 04:43 pm EDT

I happily contribute $$$ to open source. What appears to be happening now is some of the Geeklog Developers are writing plugins which could be very useful to the General public but only selling them. That sort of puts a bad taste in my mouth.

Geeklog place under the sun

Authored by: Anonymous (Anonymous User) on Saturday, May 24 2003 @ 05:46 pm EDT

Who is currently doing that?

Geeklog place under the sun

Authored by: rawdata on Saturday, May 24 2003 @ 06:51 pm EDT

I don't know if some are doing this, but if they are what does it matter? Some people are making money by creating themes, offering webhosting plus installation services, etc. If some are writing plugins and selling them, I have no problem with that. When a person releases software to the public, there's an expectation from others that he provide ongoing support and help with any problems. This takes up an awful lot of time. So, he may need to justify to himself as well as his family why he's spending so much time and effort on what was originally a hobby.

It would be like if you play golf for a hobby. While on the course, you decide to help a couple novices with their golf swings. Then, the course manager comes to you and says we've scheduled you to start teaching two classes on golf swings five days a week without pay. What was previously a hobby to you has now turned into a job.

GPL and open source does not mean the software has to be free. It's merely a mechanism to give others the freedom to modify and redistribute code. They are also free not to release their work. And, they are free to charge money if they want to. In fact, the GNU encourages people to charge money and then donate a portion back to the developers so they can continue efforts.

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