[plug] Is this for real ?

[Thomas, Andre]

Hi,

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| >   And of course, he totally misses the point about "free" software. 
| 
| Free software is no good if you can't do anything with it. 
| "Free" is no
| great selling point in the mind of the public. If you give something
| away for nothing, then that is exactly what it is worth in the
| recipients eye. Whilst we may not agree with this sentiment, the vast
| majority of the human race do and that is where the real world is.
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One experience I have been involved in is using Star Office in a
productive environment.  Yeah, it does the job, but it was *different*
to what people expected.  When they found out it wasn't $1000 per
license like MS Office, the "you get what you pay for" mentality was
used...

-André