Richmond, rudeness and commercial enterprise

[Alex Rice]

On Monday, August 18, 2003, at 08:44  AM, Mathewson wrote:

> 1.  If RR is a commercial enterprise then it might like to
> consider rewarding developer contribs: the idea of FREE or
> not FREE can work in both directions.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but RR starter ed. was never FREE. It was 
_gratis_. There is a difference.

My feeling is: that RR is a business does not detract from the quality 
of this forum.

> 2.  Rudeness.......I remember hearing about some aid
> workers in Ethiopia who gave out free orange juice to
> children: the parents would come and help the aid workers
> in a variety of ways.  Suddenly the aid workers started
> demanding money for the juice - one of them was killed by a
> prent of one of the children who had previously recieved
> juice.

That's a bizarre analogy. Ask any drug dealer; the first one is always 
free. I wouldn't compare RR to heroin OR orange juice though.

What about my suggestions: 1) apply for a grant to pay for your 
commercial software, or 2) use Open-Source software instead.

Alex Rice, Software Developer
Architectural Research Consultants, Inc.
http://ARCplanning.com