Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/02/16/16:19:55
On Sun, 16 Feb 97 02:40:44 GMT, gautam AT interlog DOT com (Gautam N. Lad) wrote:
>others can enjoy it. I just feel that if I had something really valuable, I
>would like to share it, but not give it away. It's nothing about sensitity or
>being ripped off, it's just that I feel this way about programs I make.
>Depending on the complexity and the time I spent on it, I would give it away
>if it were simple. Since this one isn't, I WON'T give it away.
I used to feel this way about my own work (up until just a few months ago,
actually). Considering all the work done by those who made GCC/DJGPP available
to us for free, I felt very selfish for not giving something back -- especially
when my software contains code snippets contributed by those in this newsgroup
who are giving all this (software and help) freely.
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