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- From: mcg@waikato.ac.nz
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn
- Subject: Re: Why isn't everything PD ?y
- Message-ID: <1992Aug18.095919.10153@waikato.ac.nz>
- Date: 18 Aug 92 09:59:19 +1200
- References: <1992Aug16.112542.22758@cs.utwente.nl> <1992Aug17.094849.10128@waikato.ac.nz> <2BkG0pj010n@st-andrews.ac.uk> <1992Aug17.141647.1@vxdesy.desy.de>
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- In article <1992Aug17.141647.1@vxdesy.desy.de>, burke@vxdesy.desy.de writes:
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- > I find the original post a bit strange - why shouldn't someone be paid for
- > the time they spend writing software? Should Computer Concepts give us
- > Impression for free? The only thing is, if you sell your software you have a
-
- The difference between a commerical setup and, say, John's (previous) setup is:
-
- a) Companies like CC employ hordes of programmers to write a prog (wages).
- b) They Pacakge their wares in (attractive) cases/packaging.
- c) They provide separate *type-set* manuals.
-
- A, B, C are the cost of making the software for a company, whereas the only
- expense incurred by, say John, is the electricity/coffee used in making the
- prog.
-
- He neither incurrs the expense of supplying a disc or return postage (maybe
- e-mail costs, but they are negligable), so the fee he sets is basically
- , (excuse the pun) *pure* profit.
-
-
- From Martin Glanvill (mcg@waikato.ac.nz)
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