John Berry
hexslngr@internet-frontier.net wrote:
> Hi Dr Jones, et al...
>
> ... I dunno, I'm sorta with Ken. I'd like to continue this FE Economics
> thread, but perhaps this isn't the best place to do it? This is supposed
> to be a technical discussion (or at least that's my impression). The
> Economics of FE (marketing, sales, distribution, etc) *NEEDS* to be
> discussed - but if people are unwilling to listen, I'd be more than happy
> to take that discussion elsewhere. Take it to e-mail or find us some quiet
> mail-list or IRC channel or SOMETHING.
>
> At any rate -- my whole reason for bringing up the economics tie-in is
> that many people seem to think that somehow they're going to change the
> world overnight and all the established businesses are just going to turn
> a blind eye to them. That's like walking into combat thinking the enemy
> isn't going to shoot you dead. Clearly strategic use of economic
> principles *MUST* be utilized by inventors -- or their inventions are just
> going to rot in burning hell. Also, to those worried about people ripping
> off their ideas and running them into the ground: