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On Monday 11 October 2004 12:16, Neil Williams wrote:
On Monday 11 October 2004 10:23 am, Jon Lawrence wrote: I agree with everything else, except this:Writing code costs money - there's no doubt about this.Writing code does not cost any money. SUPPORTING code costs bucket loads of money.
Sorry, but no. Writing code costs money (for most people) whether it is significant amounts or not depends on how many people are writing that code. Computers cost money, heating costs money, and last time I checked my electricity wasn't free :) The actual coding itself costs time. Just to point out, I'm not a coder as such never mind one good enough to charge for my work But as we agree, these costs bare into insignificance compared to supporting said software. If a company charges for software then they can damn well support it. Also I believe that if they charge me for their software which then crashes my system causing loss of data/work, then they owe me compensation. This is normally refused as a condition in their license, but clauses are widely believed to be unenforceable - but I've never come across any court cases that challenge these clauses (not that I've looked closely). It is my belief that companies that charge for software (then offer little or no support) will die where as companies that effectively give away software (or at least the source) and charge for support will prosper - time will tell. Jon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.