BSD and OSD

[John Cowan]

"Forrest J. Cavalier III" wrote:

> The OSD does not require anyone to furnish copies for $0.
> 
> The OSD is about freedom once you obtain a copy.  Obtaining
> the copy may or may not be without cost.

Correct.  But since everyone is free to distribute the work at a cost of $0,
market forces will tend to drive down the price; if not to $0 (after all,
Red Hat and the FSF sell a respectable number of CDs), nevertheless, there
will tend to be CheapBytes-style outlets for it.

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