Alex Hudson home@alexhudson.com writes:
I have a deep scepticism for arguments which say all software should be given away at no charge.
As do I. Selling software is an excellent and legitimate way to fund development of past and future software.
What is untenable is charging money for making and distributing a copy of software and then attempting to restrict the freedom of the recipient to make and redistribute their own copies. If the recipient can't be convinced to pay without artificially restricting their freedom in the work once legitimately received, you're doing it wrong.