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  From: Matthew Tippett <mtippett@ticons.com.au>
  To  : Ford, Natalia <Natalia.Ford@dsto.defence.gov.au>
  Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 13:20:11 +0930 (CST)

Re: Just an introductory comment

> > Nothing you have said contradicts the notion that you can't make a real
> > living from giving away free software.
> > Linux can survive without paid developers (by relying on
> > charity, hobbyists, students, and left-over software
> > from failed projects or benevolent organisations), but my
> > statement was that _developers_ can't survive merely by writing
> > free software. I.e. you have to charge someone for something
> > somewhere along the line.

Just think not about a developer developing free software for the sake of it.
Paul Russell (a fellow LinuxSAer) is developing the IP Firewalling code in the
kernel.  Which is free software (and GPLed too).  The catch is that he can
do this full time and be paid by someone funding the work.

I don't think Paul is doing too badly developing the FREE software, and is
surviving.

I trust that these sort of discussion can be held at the meeting too :).

Regards,

Matt

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