Re: Some small utility for Mac OS X.
Re: Some small utility for Mac OS X.
- Subject: Re: Some small utility for Mac OS X.
- From: Clark Cox <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 14:33:24 -0400
On Oct 10, 2003, at 11:24, Rice, Gary wrote:
Sandeep -
I have a fundemental problem with your request. Giving your work away
for
free sends a message that:
1) Software is easy to write
2) Anyone who charges for their stuff is obviously trying to get rich
on the
backs of others
3) All software should be free
That is a HUGE dis-service to those of us who write software for a
living.
That's absurd. That's like saying that I, as a musician, cannot
compose a piece of music, and then release it for free, because it
would hurt people who sell music for a living, or that, a painter
cannot paint something, and then give it away, because it somehow
undermines the livelihood of people who sell their paintings. Giving
away software only hurts people who don't write software that is
compelling enough to pay for. For the record, I write software for a
living.
Please reconsider your request. After you've identified something worth
writing (not a trivial task on its own), ask people to pay for it.
--
Clark S. Cox III
email@hidden
http://homepage.mac.com/clarkcox3/blog/B1196589870/index.html
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