I can only speak for myself as a developer, not for anyone else. But I do my projects as a hobby, and to return something back to the linux community which I have been apart of for the last 7-8 years.
Giving back the same as other people have made available to me, gives me a lot of satisfaction, if someone wants to donate to the project, then that is good, but I'm quite happy not to receive anything at all.
I do hope that my projects are found to be useful, and allow the world to benefit and to open up it's mind regarding opensource.
Here is my site if you would like to sse the project that I'm currently running.
http://www.kirramail.com/
Allowing companies to be sued for linking to copywrite maiterial is absurd, it goes against the original design of the internet.
The internet was created to allow the military and universities to connect to each other for the purpose of making information available. And in the event of a nuclear attack, the information would always be available.
The search engines/databases have always been designed to index and categorizes all information, (long before the likes of google) for the purpose of allowing those who use it, to find it fast and to always be dynamic as information grows.
While many things may be illegal, we also need to guard our rights to freedom of speech, freedom of information and freedom from censorship.
While I don't endorse downloading of copywrite material, illegal acts, terrorism etc..., I think if we start down this path, it could also lead to governments deciding what else it believes is illegal, or goes against party policies, or religious establishments think is immoral, could be the start of another form of censoring information.
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I can only speak for myself as a developer, not for anyone else. But I do my projects as a hobby, and to return something back to the linux community which I have been apart of for the last 7-8 years. Giving back the same as other people have made available to me, gives me a lot of satisfaction, if someone wants to donate to the project, then that is good, but I'm quite happy not to receive anything at all. I do hope that my projects are found to be useful, and allow the world to benefit and to open up it's mind regarding opensource. Here is my site if you would like to sse the project that I'm currently running. http://www.kirramail.com/
Allowing companies to be sued for linking to copywrite maiterial is absurd, it goes against the original design of the internet. The internet was created to allow the military and universities to connect to each other for the purpose of making information available. And in the event of a nuclear attack, the information would always be available. The search engines/databases have always been designed to index and categorizes all information, (long before the likes of google) for the purpose of allowing those who use it, to find it fast and to always be dynamic as information grows. While many things may be illegal, we also need to guard our rights to freedom of speech, freedom of information and freedom from censorship. While I don't endorse downloading of copywrite material, illegal acts, terrorism etc..., I think if we start down this path, it could also lead to governments deciding what else it believes is illegal, or goes against party policies, or religious establishments think is immoral, could be the start of another form of censoring information.
You have a slight error in your post, it should read 80% of those surveyed, not the population.