I've be a mindless supporter of these movements for years now not because I was a developer myself but because most of them provided me with a lot of useful free software.
However now that I'm becoming more of a programmer I'm questioning the ideology behind these movements.
1. For which situations are these intended? For every developer?
2. Doesn't it go against the developer himself? How can he secure profit while still sustain such projects?
>>77
Ah yes, you're absolutely right b) Convey the object code in, or embodied in, a physical product (including a physical distribution medium), accompanied by a written offer, valid for at least three years and valid for as long as you offer spare parts or customer support for that product model, to give anyone who possesses the object code either (1) a copy of the Corresponding Source for all the software in the product that is covered by this License, on a durable physical medium customarily used for software interchange, for a price no more than your reasonable cost of physically performing this conveying of source, or (2) access to copy the Corresponding Source from a network server at no charge.
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>>80
I didn't realize that hard drive failures absolve me of my promises. Thanks for the legal tip.
>>80
I think >>79 was saying that they don't. And that if you end up getting sued for not keeping your promises because your hard drive died, you're on your own.