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Originally Posted by carld
Actually some people claim that software (and by extension all creative effort) should always be free, and if we pay (reward) people for writing programs we should also punish them for not writing programs.
Edit: Here's the quote from Richard Stallman, I was close.
"If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs."
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I would claim that idea is a load of codswallop.
The reward is deserved if the user entails some benefit from the program or at the very least desires some benefit from the program.(ie: wishes to use the program)
Basically what Richard Stallman is saying is that if someone creates something useful they must just give it to anyone and everyone without payment. Sorry but the world doesn't work that way. They are free to give it away if they want, it is not required though. And you can't punish someone for not doing something they are not required to do.
Cheers,
PKFFW