Re: [cobalt-users] OSRCD (slightly off topic?)

["Steve Bassi" <steve@xxxxxxxxx>]

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From: <jale@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] OSRCD (slightly off topic?)


>
> >Personally, I know how upset I got when I upgraded apache for the RAQ3
and
> >found people using my script and charging others for upgrading machines.
>
> I can understand that, but only to a certain point. What's the difference
> between that, what Gerald is doing, and me charging customers to upgrade
> their Internet Explorer which is also a free download?
>

Its a question of charging for IE, or the actual work you do. You are
charging for a service and not a product.

I am sure if you started publicly distributing IE with your own enhancements
on a CD at $50 a time plus shipping  Old Bill G would be after you too.

Gerald could be seen, and I presume has been seen by SUN as copying their
software, albeit with enhancements and reselling it without their consent.

As i say in my post, my main concern is if SUN at some point withdraw the
free download and make us all buy their software.

Rgds Bassi