Your previous question seems to be based on the
assumption that 'for profit' and 'for believe' are mutual exclusive.
I think they are not. I believe in Free Software and still am looking
for ways to earn money, because I need to. If I could earn money by
'selling' Free Software I would consider it a good thing, since I could combine something I need to do with something I want to do. But
if I would be 'selling' Free Software - for whatever reason - and do not believe in or care for the
philosophy of Free Software then I would be a fake, no
evangelist.
In your example about the hero, I think he is by
this definition "hero:the principal character in a
play or movie or novel or poem" :) But by this definition:
"hero:man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and
strength" I think there is not enough information in the
example to tell.
Also note that for the person falling
it makes no difference. The result is the same. This is also true for
spreading the word about Free Software.
you missed the point... profit is not a crime, neither money.
what Im asking you is:
what is your main reason to do/teach/talk free software? (you should
know by now)
I know people whose primarily reasons are social, ethical,
philosophical, but I know some that are in this just because they see
this as a businness.
Actually I think this is directly connected to that thin line that
separates free software from open-source. If you dont know the
difference about them, I doubt you can understand the difference about
doing for fun and for money. (please, when I say *you*, I say in a
generalized way, not specifically you).
Can you say you are a hero if you did something to save a person,
without really knowing, just because you were at the right place and
time? suppose you were at the street, and someone falls in front of you
and you grab him, so this person dont crash his head at the street. You
did this because of two reasons: first because it came into your
direction, and second because humans have the reflex to grab falling
things, like a simple ball. You actually dont *thought* about what you
were doing. So, can you still be a hero?
[]s, gandhi
Jeroen Dekkers wrote:
>At Wed, 24 May 2006 16:14:01 -0300,
>Ricardo Andere de Mello wrote:
>
>
>>I'll answer this with another question:
>>
>>Are you selling the idea because its contents, or because it will help
>>you to profit in a near future?
>>
>>You are doing evangelism when you *believe* in what you are talking.
>>Otherwise, you are just *selling* something, just like any other businness.
>>
>>for free software people, profit is just a collateral effect of
>>evangelism... would you stop doing it if you dont have any profit?
>>
>>
>
>I don't agree with this. Profit is important and not some collateral
>effect. Everybody needs money to buy food, clothes, a place to live,
>etc. So you're obviously selling the idea to help make a profit.
>
>There is nothing wrong with making money, especially not if you use
>Free Software to make money.
>
>Jeroen Dekkers
>
>
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