The Rails Wheels licencing system and Open Source

[Matthew Flaschen]

Mark James wrote:
> Matthew Flaschen wrote:
>> Mark James wrote:
>>> Matthew Flaschen wrote:
>>>
>>>> I define commercial software as software people make money off of,
>>> In that case, most open-source software is commercial software,
>>> because developers are usually willing to accept payment to do
>>> work related to it, and often solicit donations.
>>
>> Maybe not most on a total lines of code basis, but certainly most when
>> you look at the software that's actually downloaded.  This is
>> unsurprising, as people are willing to pay (in whatever way) for the
>> software they use the most.
> 
> I wouldn't say people are willing to pay, rather that people
> are willing to charge.

Well, it takes two to tango, or to operate an efficient market-based
economy for that matter.

Matthew Flaschen