On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 01:14:53 +0530, "Rony Bill" ronbilly@hotpop.com said:
Involved in what way? It is the customer who ultimately takes the decision if he wants to pay or get grey stuff. 'Free' software is not charged for, so no one is making money on it. The only one making money is the pirate.
You want to read this: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html
<quote> The word ``free'' has two legitimate general meanings; it can refer either to freedom or to price. When we speak of ``free software'', we're talking about freedom, not price. (Think of ``free speech'', not ``free beer''.) Specifically, it means that a user is free to run the program, change the program, and redistribute the program with or without changes.Free programs are sometimes distributed gratis, and sometimes for a substantial price. Often the same program is available in both ways from different places. The program is free regardless of the price, because users have freedom in using it. </quote>