[BadVista Advocate] "Free" software

[Matthew Flaschen]

Jacob Maynard wrote:
> This process works under the assumption that people are mostly honest and
> good, as compared with Vista who assumes everyone is a criminal. We're not
> condoning piracy.
> 
> The right to distribute doesn't take away the value of the item from the
> author. It just means that anybody has the right to distribute it (and
> ensure that the original author gets paid his/her due) with modifications
> and enhancements and such.

Free software licenses can't require that the author gets money for each
copy redistributed.  That would make some kinds of distribution
impossible.  That said, people should pay for the software they value.

Matt Flaschen