Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 14:34:47 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>, dan@langille.org Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Stallman now claims authorship of Linux Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20010419143024.045d2100@localhost> In-Reply-To: <15071.19051.343972.458299@guru.mired.org> References: <200104192013.f3JKDfm73628@ns1.unixathome.org> <4.3.2.7.2.20010419140150.045176b0@localhost> <200104192013.f3JKDfm73628@ns1.unixathome.org>
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At 02:28 PM 4/19/2001, Mike Meyer wrote: >> I'm a programmer. I get paid for my work. And by no means can it be >> considered a slave wage. > >I'd say the same thing myself. And, contrary to the nonsense that >Brett was spouting, it doesn't matter whether I'm working on GPL'ed >softare or not. It will. Because the GPLed software will hurt your ability to make money as a programmer. This is the stated purpose of the GPL. In the short run, shortsighted companies may pay you for writing GPLed code. But companies that produce GPLed code will not and cannot survive. In the long run the GPL will destroy the company and hence your job. If I were you, I wouldn't trade a few dollars in the short term to destroy my long term prospects as a professional. >> > You build capital as a programmer under conditions D, E and F the >> > exact same way you do in all those other fields, working under those >> > conditions. >> Can I pay my mortgage with that capital? > >Since people working in other fields seem to manage it, you ought to >be able to. People working in other fields generally recognize, and do not engage in, activities that would destroy their own jobs. It is only because programmers are often unaware of the realities of economics and business that some seem susceptible to this trap. Don't fall into it! --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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