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Re: What is source ?


From: Alexander Terekhov
Subject: Re: What is source ?
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:24:21 +0200

Tim Smith wrote:
[...]
> Meanwhile, the GPL version is out there, making it so there is no commercial
> market for a "light" version, which helps discourage competitors from
> breaking into your market, as they would not be able to start with the low
> end market and work up.  They have to break in with a high-end version to
> match your commercial version.

Sounds like exact strategy by likes of IBM and HP regarding Guh-NÜ-
slash-Linux and high-end closed Unixes. If not the competition laws...

Sherman act aside for a moment,

http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/legislation/treaties/ec/art81_en.html

regards,
alexander.


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