Re: Responsibility, Copyright and New World Order

On 24 Aug 1999, John Lederer <johnl[_at_]ibm.net> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Albert Henderson <noblestation[_at_]compuserve.com> wrote:
> >
> > What protection does an investor have from a competitor, domestic
> > or foreign, from copying the materials and selling them at a
> > better price? Everyone knows that consumers are suckers for
> > cheap knockoffs. In this case the knockoff could be 'authentic.'
>
> Cheap copies of Red Hat (and other distribution) are routinely
> available -- LinuxCentral lists a cd-rom of Red Hat's distirbution
> for $2.95.
>
> http://www.linuxcentral.com/products/lccd/
>
> If that is too much, you can donload it for free from Red Hat. Red Hat
> is not selling software. Red Hat is selling service.

Then the software is more of a marketing amenity, like the various chairs in a barber shop.

Albert Henderson, Editor,
PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY
<70244.1532[_at_]compuserve.com> Received on Wed Aug 25 1999 - 20:16:13 GMT