Ted Lemon <mellon@hoffman.vix.com> writes:
> Plainly put: if we wanted to run software for which we had no source,
> we would be running Windows NT or Solaris or something.   [...]

That's true for some users, and, for other users for certain chunks of
the source, undoubtedly, yes.

But again, it is _not_ true for all.  For instance, there are users of
NetBSD who, say, use AFS with NetBSD.  Many of them do _not_ have
source for it (if they did, we wouldn't hear them asking for new
versions to be compiled for -current 8-).


My core thought: don't let a vocal set of what i'll call "open source
bigots" dissuade you from trying to sell your closed-source product.
Sure, some users may choose based on open- vs non-open- source
policies, but for others, as long as they end up with a working card
(with the price or other attributes that they care about), open-source
policy doesn't make a difference.


cgd
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Disclaimer: Not speaking for NetBSD, just expressing my own opinion.