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It's not rent seeking, it's a conflict of interest. Like giving away needlessly complicated software and charging for support
by gaius 8y ago
It's not rent seeking, it's a conflict of interest.
Like giving away needlessly complicated software and charging for support
- ak39 8y agoSuch as? (Genuinely curious)
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- patrickg_zill 8y agoSAP. Oracle's applications. Some of what IBM sells. Etc
- ak39 8y agoSAP, Oracle or IBM software is hardly give away. They will cost you an arm and a leg to get and then the rest of your body for maintaining them. I thought gaius may be referring to free or open source software?
- tonyedgecombe 8y agoIsn't it often the proposed model for making money from open source?