[GNUz] John Gilmour quote

[Rik Tindall]

Thanks Jim,

The philosophers that I admire are those I find articulating my own 
perceptions. In this case, viz a business model based on freedom and 
giving - risking unprotected creativity:

"The way I found to make money from unlimited cheap/free distribution of 
perfect copies was to go with the flow rather than fighting it. 
Encourage the world to distribute your work to every person on earth; 
then every person on earth becomes your potential customer. Build a 
commercial relationship with people who depend on your work; they won't 
care if the rest of the world can have it, as long as they get your 
attention so it meets THEIR needs. Charge people for the act of creation 
BEFORE you create it (the same way concert tickets work); then you don't 
have to limit where the created work goes AFTERWARD. *For a fee, 
alleviate the troubles that come from too much information, too poorly 
understood, too poorly coordinated, too poorly documented: provide 
rapid, correct answers to customer questions*"

Rik

Jim Cheetham wrote:

> From a greplaw interview, 
> http://grep.law.harvard.edu/features/04/08/18/112237.shtml
>
> You'd probably find the whole thing interesting ...
>
> -jim