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Why not open source old stuff?

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restin256:
They'd make almost no money if they were open-source.

I accept closed-source like I do christianity. It's okay, but it has to be somwhat controlled. As long as it doesn't get out of hand, make shitty products, and try to take over the world, I'm completely okay with it. Microsoft crossed this boundry, and that's why we hate it.

flap:

quote:They'd make almost no money if they were open-source.
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Have you heard of Red Hat, or mysql? These companies (and others) are making money already, and free software isn't even dominant yet.

[ March 26, 2004: Message edited by: flap ]

restin256:
Hmm.. you pose a point. They make their software and source available, and make a lot of money at the same time. I'm not sure how much they earn, or how much they pay their programmers, though.

hm_murdock:

quote:Personally, I think it's a bad thing that any company can make as much money as Microsoft does.
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  :eek:    :eek:  

Dude... that don't sound so good

flap:
Why not?

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