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by coldpie 3478 days ago
Well, do you want the work done or not?
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pjmlp 3478 days ago
The point I was trying to make was why the culture of free-as-beer doesn't lead to successful commercial desktop software on GNU/Linux.
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coldpie 3478 days ago
The point I'm trying to make is no one wants commercial desktop software on Linux. We want software we can fix and improve without requiring anyone's permission.
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pjmlp 3477 days ago
Which is precisely the point that drove me back to Windows, Mac and mobile platforms.

No point trying to play D. Quixote attempting business on the desktop with such mentality.

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