In a word, "yes" -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Igor Gueths Sent: 26 April 2004 02:25 To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: ideas for Mozilla integration -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 It's really too bad someone like Richard Stallman isn't on this list. I'm sure he'd have something to say. Not to mention the fact that right now, they're not gaining anything by making their additions proprietary. Is the ultimate goal to make people pay for the Freedombox service eventually, once the beta period is over? In other words, making users pay to use a talking web browser? On Sun, Apr 25, 2004 at 08:48:14PM -0400, Doug Sutherland wrote: > Ann said: > > > I am neither a businessman nor a programmer > > Do you play either on TV? Just kidding. > > I have been living like a starving artist for a few years working > for startup tech companies. Its difficult to even stay afloat > until you "cross the chasm" to a level of production that sustains > the business. > > If I read the situation correctly, the Freedom Box people did this > work on mozilla as value-add to their product, and to differentiate > from other products. If I was them, I'd hold onto my source code > too. If they don't, someone else can take it and package it up in > Liberte Box, and now they are competing with someone who has their > hard work as part of the product. > > I'm a proponent for free and open software, but I don't believe > anyone has a *right* to source code. To those that say they do, I > ask these two questions: > > 1) What business are you in? What would you do if tomorrow that > business or service was considered free, as in no income? > > 2) Have you contributed any of your own source code to open source > today? > > I have had similar ideas to freedom box for a number of years now. > If I ever to pursue them, I don't see much choice other than > making the source proprietary. Its what feeds and clothes. > > -- Doug > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup - -- Failure is not an option, it comes bundled with your Microsoft product. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFAjGUFNohoaf1zXJMRAmIgAJsHyh5Ji/bUFRsfT0Plklx7jNbo2QCgqKmr lIMQsJ7pWSGr60q5/b22bmw= =48wz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
