>It sets a bad example
>>economically and it sets a bad example politically.
>
>and, frankly, so do doug and carroll on this topic.
I'm not opposed to open source - I just think it's not much of a model for anything larger.
> if
>software is collaboratively created and freely
>distributed, it might actually make that writer's job
>easier, rather than shelling out whatever microsoft is
>charging for ms office these days.
>
>and, in any case, what's wrong with alternative means
>of distribution, even if it can't house or clothe the
>writer?
Nothing, if the writer has alternative means of housing and clothing.
Doug