Re: Economics of FE
Bruce A. Perreault ( (no email) )
Sat, 24 Jan 1998 16:13:44 -0500
hexslngr@internet-frontier.net wrote:
>
> Bruce, what I'm saying is that you *SHOULD* give it away -- draw your
> income from something else. Technology should remain free. For instance,
> I don't make a living doing this stuff (I'm just a thinker at the moment -
> I don't have the budget for any experimentation)... I do computer
> maintenance and programming on the side. That's where my income comes
> from. Once I actually get some quality programs distributed commercially,
> I'll be making enough money so that I can afford to experiment and
> distribute my results freely.
>
> Now do you see where I'm coming from on this?
* However, this research is my blood and my soul, I am not like ordinary
folks and can not make money in conventional ways. My thoughts are at
least 100 years into the future. I am basically a shut in from society
because I can not relate to the general madness.
* Why should my life's research be giving away for FREE?
Should I be allowed to sell my services like the rest of
the world does?
-BAP