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From: Barry asm65816@aol...
Subject: [9fans] Re: license terms?
Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 09:54:27 GMT

[My $0.02]
    With respect to Lawyers, Licenses, Management, etc.  ... One Word:

Capitalism.

    Don't count on the Intellects, Wizards, whatever, to drive the market.
Pardon me if I seem cynical, but profit sustains all business. However, I still
would love to see an incarnation of Plan9 (that 20 years after the first Plan9
Beta) with the Popularity and Effectiveness that Unix (and associated flavors)
enjoys now.

[Note: I strongly support the concept of Capitalism, but not Machiavellian
(sp?) methods. Disclaimer: I am neither an Economic or Political Science
Major.]


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