[Liverpool] Money

[ROBERT COTTAM]

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?