[einhverfr]

I never said that's a bad thing. But at least with the open source software I work with, if you use the software, great. Maybe you will come to me for services later. I wonder how many Debian-involved businesses have such a model.

Paying for media is an interesting exception. Very often for newspapers, etc, you are both buying a product and becoming a product.

But in the end it's a good warning to know the business model of those you get free stuff from.

[tomrod]

The tm is "multi-sided market" in the economics literature. We're only beginning to figure them out.