Saved Altair 4K BASIC - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

9 Nov 1998

...
  One thing you do do is prevent
  good software from being written. Who can afford to do professional
  work for nothing? What hobbyist can put 3-man years into 
programming, finding all bugs, documenting his product and distribute 
for free?  It is interesting that nowadays, many computer hobbyists release the 
source, and don't expect to make a whole lot of money from their 
products, not only in relation to GNU, but many independent writers of 
freeware. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with what Bill Gates is 
saying, just strikes me as a little curious. How much did a copy of 
BASIC cost, anyway?

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