Alexander Terekhov wrote:

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> On Jan 7, 2008 12:31 PM, Richard Stallman  wrote:

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>>    Since plants can be easily replicated, why are we buying food from farmers?

>>

>> I'm not against buying software from developers (as long as it is free

>> software).  See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html.

>>

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I'm not against buying grapes from people, as long as they are free

grapes. That means the grapes cannot be restricted through seedless

scams,  or by scams that demand payment of the grapes themselves.  By

offering seedless grapes to people - we cannot grow and replicate our

own grapes freely. But 99 percent of seedless grape buyers and shareware

buyers don't care. It is all in your mind that only software replication

freedom is important. It is all in your mind. You should take your GNU

sunglasses off.
> "With free software, users don't have to pay the distribution fee in

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> order to use the software. They can copy the program from a friend who

> has a copy, or with the help of a friend who has network access."

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> That is kind of against buying software from developers, don't you think?

>

> regards,

> alexander.

>

>   

One can still hold people hostage for consulting. Instead of recording

the consulting on audio tapes that are easy to copy, one simply

restricts the consulting by only offering it to those who can pay.

Instead of speaking to people and using your free voice which does not

cost you any money, simply demand payment before saying a word.

Especially on cruise ships which are terrible places to speak. Or

pretend you are charging for the airline ticket, not the speech itself.

This loop hole makes all software non-free, since free consulting is not

available to those who cannot afford to pay someone on cruise ships and

watch me insert flowers into my nose for pleasure.
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