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- From: garp@isy.liu.se (Johan Garpendahl)
- Subject: Re: harmful effects of gnu software
- Message-ID: <garp.727997138@isy.liu.se>
- Sender: news@isy.liu.se (Lord of the News)
- Organization: Dept of EE, University of Linkoping
- References: <MIKE.93Jan23142230@mystix.cs.uoregon.edu> <mwalker-250193094209@mwalker.npd.provo.novell.com>
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- Date: 25 Jan 93 21:25:38 GMT
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- mwalker@novell.com (Mel Walker) writes:
-
- >Yes, it probably will force entrenched obsolete software out the market.
- >Normal market forces do that, too. The problem with GNU is that it forces
- >other companies out the market. This reduces the base of those with
- >incentive to make the new software and spur innovation.
-
- >Clearly, the only reasonable alternative under a GNU-utopia would be to
- >take jobs in software maintenance.
-
- 1) There are still companies out there making money on their
- commercial compilers, even though some of them aren't very good.
-
- 2) Not every company has to write compilers. There are still plenty of
- areas which never will be interesting for the GNU people.
- I don't think I'll ever see the GNU Filter Design Toolkit unless I
- write write it myself.
-
- 3) Writing a compiler isn't really *that* inventive, is it?
- I mean, I've even seen books on the subject. :-)
-
- Johan
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