Re: GNU Public Licences Revisited (again)

Randy Howard writes:

> They don't have to buy his software. The fundamental problem
> is the consumer herd mentality, not the law. If consumers only
> were willing to pay for quality, and actively boycotted bad
> software, bill gates would not be a billionaire today.

And consumers have shown over and over that price comes before
quality.

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