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Date:      Tue, 23 May 2000 02:00:29 -0700
From:      W Gerald Hicks <jhix@mindspring.com>
To:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: The Ethics of Free Software
Message-ID:  <392A48AD.2E346279@mindspring.com>
References:  <20000521131809.A6546@sharmas.dhs.org> <20000522170335.B94994@azazel.zer0.org> <20000523085510.A5994@physics.iisc.ernet.in> <20000522222438.A11092@sharmas.dhs.org> <20000523114956.A39397@physics.iisc.ernet.in> <20000522234412.A11711@sharmas.dhs.org>

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Arun Sharma wrote:

> My personal view - free software is an act of philanthropy, tool for
> education, hobby for personal satisfaction and an ego booster for
> those who're good at it.
> 

My view is that free software (specifically development tools) are
wonderful empowering agents for professional developers.  ( I could not
care less about mass-appeal  :-)

Ever had to go begging a clueless pointy-haired type for approval to
purchase a C compiler only to be refused?  I've actually had this happen
and been chastised afterwards for not delivering a dependent project on
time. 

Thank heavens those days are behind us (for the most part).

I'd rather see the ego boost thing discounted though.  Overdeveloped
egos are perhaps one of the most destructive forces in software
development today, particularly within the free software movement.

--
Jerry Hicks
jhix@mindspring.com


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