From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,915d37e7b8e0ec69 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news4.google.com!news.glorb.com!npeer.de.kpn-eurorings.net!newsfeed.arcor.de!news.arcor.de!not-for-mail From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" Subject: Re: and visual library once again Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada User-Agent: 40tude_Dialog/2.0.14.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de Organization: cbb software GmbH References: <4357E40B.1050705@obry.net> <4358067B.50208@obry.net> <43580A43.4050507@obry.net> <1129861178.782874.87870@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> <1129927622.825849.56200@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 09:56:22 +0200 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Date: 22 Oct 2005 09:56:07 MEST NNTP-Posting-Host: 329452b4.newsread4.arcor-online.net X-Trace: DXC=bgGE5o^5T7f_Pi]:Sm<]\d:ejgIfPPlddjW\KbG]kaMh:YeUX299h1lfcXS1NNXb[j[6LHn;2LCVn[ On 21 Oct 2005 13:47:02 -0700, Hyman Rosen wrote: > Szymon Guz wrote: >> sure, but for me the problem with GPL looks like this: >> >> If I want to create a very good program I need to employee some >> programmers so I have costs. ... If I sell the program on the GPL >> licence client can sell the program cheaper than me many many times, >> so how can I get my money back (and how can I earn on the program). > > You need to arrange to get the money ahead of time. The way to do > this is to get prospective users of the program to put up the money > to fund your development. Then when the work is done, everyone gets > the program. GNAT itself is a perfect example of this. But the point is, let me reassert it: I want to make some other people working for me, and sell the result of their work as if it were mine. GPL makes it difficult. -- Regards, Dmitry A. Kazakov http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de