From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent_daudelin_at_fanniemae.com)
Date: Fri Jun 15 2001 - 09:12:33 PDT
on 15/06/01 11:58, John M. Powell at quixjuan_at_QuixNet.net wrote:
> What if we ALL sign a petition and ask them to open it up?!
>
> John
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
>> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Eric L. Strobel
>> Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 9:14 AM
>> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
>> Subject: [NTLK] Re: GPS Map
>>
>>
>> on 6/15/01 1:05 AM, countless monkeys randomly typing on behalf of Laurent
>> Daudelin at nemesys_at_cox.rr.com miraculously produced:
>>
>>> on 14/06/01 20:47, Eric Schneck at eschneck_at_mindspring.com wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Considering the customers who have paid for their copy of GPS Map, the
>>>> application will not become freeware and therefore will not be
>> available in
>>>> future.
>>>
>>> I don't know if it's only me, and I'm tired, and it's late, but
>> that seems
>>> like a very stupid statement. The source code won't be
>> available, and even
>>> the software won't be available! If I had bought a piece of
>> software and the
>>> company that made it would go belly up, I wouldn't be pissed at
>> all if they
>>> would make their software available to people that needs it.
>>>
>>> -Laurent.
>>
>> I have to agree. In fact, for those who've studied their Bible a
>> bit, this
>> reminds me of the parable where the workers are being hired for X per day
>> and then later on, more workers get hired for the same amount of
>> money, and
>> so on. With only one hour left, some more are hired at the same pay. The
>> workers who worked the full day complain that the last ones are
>> getting the
>> same amount of money for much less work. The reply they get is basically,
>> "You signed on for what you felt was a fair wage. You haven't
>> been cheated.
>> My agreement with the others doesn't change that."
>>
>> In the same way, folks who paid for the software paid what they felt was a
>> fair price for value received. They've presumably gotten their money's
>> worth. The software met their needs at the time they needed it. It's no
>> more unfair to them to later give the software away, than it is
>> for a store
>> to sell you something knowing that tomorrow a sale starts on that item.
>> Besides, we all own computers, so we all buy things that we KNOW
>> we will get
>> cheaper if we wait.
>>
I don't know, but it doesn't cost a lot to try...
-Laurent.
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