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From: Jan Kroken <jankr@nntp.ifi.uio.no>
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Subject: Re: A Customer's Request For Open Source Software
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Preben Randhol <randhol+abuse@pvv.org> writes:

> If you want to write open source software in the free time it must be
> for either of two reasons:
> 
>    1) You are making the software for yourself, but don't mind sharing
>       it with others.
>       
>    2) You are making the software with an intent to one day perhaps be
>       able to make a professional version you can sell with a support
>       license.

Is it ok if I use this as an example of the dangers of strong typing? :)

-- 
Jan Kroken