Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:37:14 +0200 From: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> To: Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@rocketmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I've got a major question... Message-ID: <A2E2E68B-A163-4C09-A6DF-8EAE0243170B@unixarea.de> In-Reply-To: <20190628132915.7a4d9e85@archlinux> References: <c99b07c9-f497-b04e-ee40-a09aec33173d@sound-by-design.com> <CAHieY7RLfbTrqrUPnbTGA-bMnbmC7hYsmnPe%2B8Wb07NpWtsszQ@mail.gmail.com> <cdb5f984-d2cc-bf55-fb75-534b4aed48f9@sound-by-design.com> <20190626063443.51ad3f1b.freebsd@edvax.de> <CAHieY7Q-EZNYwKFXVUagMcfQj34g7nR4MXhpLYF7fS8hRmpYQg@mail.gmail.com> <20190627081518.9dc6f3c2.freebsd@edvax.de> <20190627091012.44fc65a7@archlinux> <CAMz_NCrQkNr7hQ6858GzDG9BvWkn1-S6oO10_fzbOCzM_BGdTg@mail.gmail.com> <20190627103701.7ea401b8@archlinux> <20190627110340.d0d87cfe.freebsd@edvax.de> <20190627113712.8a8ffbb238f478b08514cf72@sohara.org> <20190627080134.000012d6@seibercom.net> <20190627141756.1bf4a848.freebsd@edvax.de> <20190627153043.7ce7553c@archlinux> <77a7ea05-6264-d052-e03b-1cc889172f38@kicp.uchicago.edu> <20190627151221.00004412@seibercom.net> <20190627221604.7794d7b0@archlinux> <20190628072716.7efaf909.freebsd@edvax.de> <20190628064243.000007b0@seibercom.net> <20190628132915.7a4d9e85@archlinux>
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Please move this off list. Thanks Von meinem iPhone gesendet > Am 28.06.2019 um 13:29 schrieb Ralf Mardorf via freebsd-questions <freebsd= -questions@freebsd.org>: >=20 >> On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:42:43 -0400, Jerry wrote: >> Both Adobe=E2=80=99s and Microsoft=E2=80=99s new business model of leasin= g software has >> proven successful. >=20 > Among Artists on iOS the licensing model is unaccepted and there are a > lot of very good, inexpensive apps available users don't need to rent. > With the new iPadPro it's already possible to replace a lot of apps that > required a desktop PC or a laptop a while back. I only need to do a > minority of my artwork on a desktop PC and what I still need to do on > the desktop PC, could be done with free as in beer FLOSS. It might not > work for everybody, some people still might need proprietary software > on a desktop PC, but probably they could use old software to do this. > By the way everybody accepts that software bought 25 years ago > can't be used today. It's also accepted that from time to time an > update needs to be bought, as long as it doesn't become a hidden rent > model. Instead of rent out the software, vendors could sell new > plugins, to get money for new work, instead of selling something again > and again without really providing something. A vendor is free to offer > special licensing models for schools and companies, but enforcing a > licensing model that is useful for schools and companies to very small > businesses and private users is just a rip-off. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g"
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