[Liverpool] Money

[ROBERT COTTAM]

And, if they'll do it for nowt, they eliminate the income of those who
make a living from it.


On 22 July 2012 03:52, ROBERT COTTAM <r.cottam at virgin.net> wrote:
> Free software. Why free? Is it software engineers who wish to tear
> away from the corporate need to make money, feeling that they are
> undervalued? Are they resentful of the fact that their managers (who
> understand nothing of the complexity and beauty of the software their
> employees write) are only interested in money? Is it an idealistic
> notion that code is the key, and all else is unimportant? Do they
> really not want to be paid for their efforts? Is the idea financially
> viable? How can free software make money?