From: John M. Powell (quixjuan_at_QuixNet.net)
Date: Fri Jun 15 2001 - 08:58:37 PDT
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.
>
> - Eric.
>
>
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