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Originally Posted by HarryT
I can see that this could work for musicians, but what about book authors - or software authors, come to that. If their products are downloadable free of charge, how do they make a living?
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Since I'm not an author, I can't speak to that. But I am a computer professional.
The software that I create by myself, I usually give away. It's something that I did for fun anyway and if I give it away, I don't have to support it. I make my money by offering my services to companies to do computer work for them.
Today, the money isn't in the software - it's in the services surrounding the software. That's especially true with open source software out there.