I totally agree to this. To those that are belly-aching that because of the GPL they won't be able to make a living anymore: Have you stopped to think that a lot of companies will still need customized solutions ? A big part of them can't run with just out-of-the box software. A GPL'ed app, since the source is available, could give a programmer the starting point for a good custom solution. And to those that got too bitter because of Real Life (TM) and forgot to appreciate the beauty of the open source model: Go read "Debian GNU/Linux - A Social Contract" (http://www.debian.org/social_contract), it will purify you. The quality of Debian stands to prove the validity of the open source model.
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I totally agree to this. To those that are belly-aching that because of the GPL they won't be able to make a living anymore: Have you stopped to think that a lot of companies will still need customized solutions ? A big part of them can't run with just out-of-the box software. A GPL'ed app, since the source is available, could give a programmer the starting point for a good custom solution. And to those that got too bitter because of Real Life (TM) and forgot to appreciate the beauty of the open source model: Go read "Debian GNU/Linux - A Social Contract" (http://www.debian.org/social_contract), it will purify you. The quality of Debian stands to prove the validity of the open source model.