> this is a moral outrage because all software should be fr£ Forget that for a moment. Economically speaking, there's tons of free competition and it doesn't h

> this is a moral outrage because all software should be fr£ Forget that for a moment. Economically speaking, there's tons of free competition and it doesn't have any real problems. That means the market price for a linker is $0. As you point out, people aren't going to pay for a faster one.