> Re: that political angle. Excuse my cynicism, but I think a lot of people
> who kvetch about paying to download stuff from iTunes or paying for software
> are more exercised by the paying part than the political part. They want
> stuff for free. Yeah, I like stuff for free, too, but really, don't people
> deserve to be compensated for their labor? It sucks when record companies
> get the money instead of musicians, or pig publishers instead of writers,
> but reducing the payment to 0 isn't going to raise the income of musicians
> or writers.
If Steve Albini is to be believed, with record companies it's less than zero. At least people make a living off of free software.
-- Andy