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From: Trent Waddington <s337240@student.uq.edu.au>
To: Robert Clark <res03db2@gte.net>
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Subject: Re: Stallman stalls again
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well I doubt they've made a profit :)

On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Robert Clark wrote:

>
> Paypal.com is *nonprofit* ?
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 05:28:40AM +1000, Trent Waddington wrote:
> >
> > www.paypal.com
> >
> > On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Robert Clark wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Mar 06, 2001 at 01:17:06AM -0700, Brett Glass wrote:
> > > > At 01:49 PM 3/5/2001, Robert Clark wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >I just recently heard a statement that helped me understand
> > > > >why the Grateful Dead allowed taping at their concerts.
> > > > >
> > > > >The statement went something like "At the end of the day,
> > > > >after the performance was over, Jerry went home from work
> > > > >like anyone else."
> > > > >
> > > > >Apparently, the band made a living "performing" their work.
> > > >
> > > > This was only one of their many revenue streams. They enjoyed
> > > > large royalties from T-shirts, posters, and other regalia, as
> > > > well as from their published albums. While their concerts were
> > > > profitable, Bill Graham and other promoters made most of the money.
> > > >
> > > > --Brett
> > > >
> > >
> > > And there is a message in there somewhere. Is Mr Stallman a
> > > promoter? In that analogy, would Linus be like Jerry?
> > >
> > > I don't begrudge RedHat or Walnut Creek their living. But
> > > their promotion isn't what I'm interested in.
> > >
> > > Someone who is financially responsible needs to setup as a
> > > nonprofit micropayment broker.
> > >
>


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