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diff --git a/essays/commercial-free-software.html b/essays/commercial-free-software.html index 0267525..7721c11 100755 --- a/essays/commercial-free-software.html +++ b/essays/commercial-free-software.html @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ were opposite and mutually exclusive. This is in fact a logical fallacy; specifically it is an affirmation of a disjunct. Software can be both free and commercial. If a software copyright license allowed only noncommercial - dealing, it would be considered neither free software nor open source. + dealing, it would be considered neither free nor open source. </p> <p> Free software is in fact used commercially, and successful business models @@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ <p> With proprietary software, only the copyright holder is allowed to understand it, and only they are allowed to support it. Support of - proprietary software is a /monopoly/. (And as it turns out, this allows + proprietary software is a <em>monopoly</em>. (And as it turns out, this allows something like extortion. A phone call to Microsoft about Windows XP costs $59; an e-mail costs $49. And soon they'll discontinue support for Windows XP completely. [18] You have to pay to report a bug, then pay for an "upgrade" to see if they've fixed it. [13]) With free software, everyone is allowed to understand it and support it. Support of free software is a - /free market/. [13] There is competition in free software support. + <em>free market</em>. [13] There is competition in free software support. Companies and individuals must please their clients, because their clients are free to go elsewhere for support. </p> @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ per month, a respectable income from something that's "free"! [13] </p> <h3> - *Conclusion* + Conclusion </h3> <p> In short, programmers have always had ways to earn money with free @@ -185,32 +185,32 @@ </p> <ol> <li> - "Proprietary Software". <span style="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. July 10, 2011. + "Proprietary Software". <span class="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. July 10, 2011. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software</a>. </li> <li> - "Open Letter to Hobbyists". <span style="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. July 6, 2011. + "Open Letter to Hobbyists". <span class="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. July 6, 2011. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Letter_to_Hobbyists">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Letter_to_Hobbyists</a>. </li> <li> - Williams, Sam. "For Want of a Printer". <span style="cite-title">Free as in Freedom</span>. 2002: + Williams, Sam. "For Want of a Printer". <span class="cite-title">Free as in Freedom</span>. 2002: O'Reilly. <a href="http://oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/ch01.html">http://oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/ch01.html</a>. </li> <li> - <span style="cite-title">The Codebreakers</span>. 2006: Asia Pacific Development Information + <span class="cite-title">The Codebreakers</span>. 2006: Asia Pacific Development Information Programme. Aired on BBC World. <a href="http://www.apdip.net/news/fossdoc">http://www.apdip.net/news/fossdoc</a>, <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/The-Codebreakers">http://www.archive.org/details/The-Codebreakers</a>. </li> <li> - "Operating system Family share for 11/2010". <span style="cite-title">Top500 Supercomputing + "Operating system Family share for 11/2010". <span class="cite-title">Top500 Supercomputing Sites</span>. Top500.Org. <a href="http://www.top500.org/stats/list/36/osfam">http://www.top500.org/stats/list/36/osfam</a>. </li> <li> Kroah-Hartman, Greg; Corbet, Jonathan; and McPherson, Amanda. "Who is - Sponsoring the Work" <span style="cite-title">Linux Kernel Development: How Fast it is Going, Who + Sponsoring the Work" <span class="cite-title">Linux Kernel Development: How Fast it is Going, Who is Doing It, What They are Doing, and Who is Sponsoring It</span>. 2010: The Linux Foundation. <a href="http://www.linuxfoundation.org/docs/lf_linux_kernel_development_2010.pdf">http://www.linuxfoundation.org/docs/lf_linux_kernel_development_2010.pdf</a>. @@ -218,19 +218,19 @@ </li> <li> Kroah-Hartman, Greg; Corbet, Jonathan; and McPherson, Amanda. "Who is - Doing the Work" <span style="cite-title">Linux Kernel Development: How Fast it is Going, Who is + Doing the Work" <span class="cite-title">Linux Kernel Development: How Fast it is Going, Who is Doing It, What They are Doing, and Who is Sponsoring It</span>. 2010: The Linux Foundation. <a href="http://www.linuxfoundation.org/docs/lf_linux_kernel_development_2010.pdf">http://www.linuxfoundation.org/docs/lf_linux_kernel_development_2010.pdf</a>. 10. </li> <li> - Larabel, Michael. "AMD's New Open-Source Employees". <span style="cite-title">Phoronix</span>. July 5, + Larabel, Michael. "AMD's New Open-Source Employees". <span class="cite-title">Phoronix</span>. July 5, 2011. <a href="http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTYzOA">http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=OTYzOA</a>. </li> <li> - "Qt (framework)". <span style="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. July 13, 2011. + "Qt (framework)". <span class="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. July 13, 2011. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_%28framework%29">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_%28framework%29</a>. </li> <li> @@ -238,20 +238,20 @@ <a href="http://qt.nokia.com/products/licensing">http://qt.nokia.com/products/licensing</a>. </li> <li> - "Qt Development Frameworks". <span style="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. July 8, 2011. + "Qt Development Frameworks". <span class="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. July 8, 2011. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_Development_Frameworks">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qt_Development_Frameworks</a>. </li> <li> - "GNAT". <span style="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. May 9, 2011. + "GNAT". <span class="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. May 9, 2011. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNAT">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNAT</a>. </li> <li> - Stallman, Richard. "Free Software: Freedom and Cooperation". <span style="cite-title">GNU + Stallman, Richard. "Free Software: Freedom and Cooperation". <span class="cite-title">GNU Project</span>. Free Software Foundation, Inc. July 13, 2011. <a href="http://www.gnu.org/events/rms-nyu-2001-transcript.html">http://www.gnu.org/events/rms-nyu-2001-transcript.html</a>. </li> <li> - "Coreboot and Open Source Development". <span style="cite-title">Business Blog</span>. Advanced Micro + "Coreboot and Open Source Development". <span class="cite-title">Business Blog</span>. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. February 28, 2011. <a href="http://blogs.amd.com/work/2011/02/28/amd-coreboot/">http://blogs.amd.com/work/2011/02/28/amd-coreboot/</a>. </li> @@ -261,23 +261,23 @@ <a href="http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/22677-amd-to-use-coreboot-in-llano-other-upcoming-parts">http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/22677-amd-to-use-coreboot-in-llano-other-upcoming-parts</a>. </li> <li> - "Benefits". <span style="cite-title">coreboot</span>. January 15, 2008. + "Benefits". <span class="cite-title">coreboot</span>. January 15, 2008. <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Benefits">http://www.coreboot.org/Benefits</a>. </li> <li> - "Categories of Free and Nonfree Software". <span style="cite-title">GNU Project</span>. Free Software + "Categories of Free and Nonfree Software". <span class="cite-title">GNU Project</span>. Free Software Foundation, Inc. July 13, 2011. <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.html#PrivateSoftware">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.html#PrivateSoftware</a>. </li> <li> - "Support Options". <span style="cite-title">Microsoft Support</span>. Microsoft Corporation. (No + "Support Options". <span class="cite-title">Microsoft Support</span>. Microsoft Corporation. (No portable URI. Go to <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173&st=1&wfxredirect=1&sd=gn">https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=1173&st=1&wfxredirect=1&sd=gn</a>, click "Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition", select "Other", and click "Continue".) </li> <li> - "Cygnus Solutions". <span style="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. June 8, 2011. + "Cygnus Solutions". <span class="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. June 8, 2011. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygnus_Solutions">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygnus_Solutions</a>. </li> <li> @@ -286,22 +286,22 @@ <a href="http://www.toad.com/gnu/cygnus/">http://www.toad.com/gnu/cygnus/</a>. </li> <li> - Woods, Dan. "Red Hat At $1 Billion". <span style="cite-title">CIO Central</span>. Forbes.com LLC. + Woods, Dan. "Red Hat At $1 Billion". <span class="cite-title">CIO Central</span>. Forbes.com LLC. November 30, 2010. <a href="http://blogs.forbes.com/ciocentral/2010/11/30/red-hat-at-1-billion/">http://blogs.forbes.com/ciocentral/2010/11/30/red-hat-at-1-billion/</a>. </li> <li> Dignan, Larry. "Red Hat: Nearing $1 billion in revenue; Not bad for - free software". <span style="cite-title">ZDNet</span>. CBS Interactive. March 23, 2011. + free software". <span class="cite-title">ZDNet</span>. CBS Interactive. March 23, 2011. <a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/red-hat-nearing-1-billion-in-revenue-not-bad-for-free-software/46445">http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/red-hat-nearing-1-billion-in-revenue-not-bad-for-free-software/46445</a>. </li> <li> - "Canonical Ltd.". <span style="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. June 12, 2011. + "Canonical Ltd.". <span class="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. June 12, 2011. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_Ltd.">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonical_Ltd.</a>. </li> <li> Nystrom, Sebastian. "Nokia and Digia working together to grow the Qt - community". <span style="cite-title">The Qt Blog</span>. Nokia Corporation. March 7, 2011. + community". <span class="cite-title">The Qt Blog</span>. Nokia Corporation. March 7, 2011. <a href="http://blog.qt.nokia.com/2011/03/07/nokia-and-digia-working-together/">http://blog.qt.nokia.com/2011/03/07/nokia-and-digia-working-together/</a>. </li> <li> @@ -309,11 +309,11 @@ <a href="http://qt.nokia.com/partners/partner-locator">http://qt.nokia.com/partners/partner-locator</a>. </li> <li> - "AdaCore". <span style="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. May 20, 2011. + "AdaCore". <span class="cite-title">Wikipedia</span>. May 20, 2011. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AdaCore">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AdaCore</a>. </li> <li> - "Company". <span style="cite-title">Sencha</span>. Sencha Inc. + "Company". <span class="cite-title">Sencha</span>. Sencha Inc. <a href="http://www.sencha.com/company/">http://www.sencha.com/company/</a>. </li> <li> @@ -326,12 +326,12 @@ <a href="http://www.fsf.org/resources/service/">http://www.fsf.org/resources/service/</a>. </li> <li> - "The Free Software Definition". <span style="cite-title">GNU Project</span>. Free Software + "The Free Software Definition". <span class="cite-title">GNU Project</span>. Free Software Foundation, Inc. July 13, 2011. <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html</a>. </li> <li> - "Selling Free Software". <span style="cite-title">GNU Project</span>. Free Software Foundation, Inc. + "Selling Free Software". <span class="cite-title">GNU Project</span>. Free Software Foundation, Inc. July 13, 2011. <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html</a>. </li> |