>Fuck Redhat. Fuck Debian. Those greedy bastards. >Why should they charge $70-$100 for software I >should get for free? I'm gonna get it for free.
Yeah! Show those greedy distro folks what for! Download their software for free from their own official website!
Red Hat survives in this paradigm, and I can't help but think that the music industry can work something out.
Bizarre Idea: Really snazzy website. No programs to fool with. Reliable search engine. Download site that might actually be up. Banner ads out the wazoo. Maybe even charge a bit per download. Make extra money through physical (hence, uncopyable) merchandise. Sell CDs for those who don't want to bother with the above.
Okay, so I'm hopelessly naive. But the (sad?) fact is that MP3s are here, and the choice is not between "MP3 or no MP3", but "Make money from MP3s or don't make money from MP3s."
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Just had to comment. Yes, it is wrong to keep your girlfriend for yourself, as your girlfriend is not your property, intellectual or not.
The girlfriend, though, might object to being ripped to disk and uploaded to the Internet... that's another problem entirely.
>Fuck Redhat. Fuck Debian. Those greedy bastards. >Why should they charge $70-$100 for software I
>should get for free? I'm gonna get it for free.
Yeah! Show those greedy distro folks what for! Download their software for free from their own official website!
Red Hat survives in this paradigm, and I can't help but think that the music industry can work something out.
Bizarre Idea:
Really snazzy website. No programs to fool with.
Reliable search engine.
Download site that might actually be up.
Banner ads out the wazoo.
Maybe even charge a bit per download.
Make extra money through physical (hence, uncopyable) merchandise.
Sell CDs for those who don't want to bother with the above.
Okay, so I'm hopelessly naive. But the (sad?) fact is that MP3s are here, and the choice is not between "MP3 or no MP3", but "Make money from MP3s or don't make money from MP3s."