Re: Spaghetti Publishers want your FAQ!

lmstrutt@fast.cca.cr.rockwell.com
Fri, 14 Jan 94 10:32:19 -0600

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>>I have seen expressions of this sentiment many times, but I have yet
>>to understand it. Why do you want to stop strangers from making money
>>in a way that does not harm anybody? The only motivations I can guess
>>for this are covetousness and envy; is this accurate, or is something
>>else going on?
>
>That's OK...I'm having a hard time understanding YOUR point of view. Why
>should I let a stranger make money off of MY work? That simple. My work, my
>profit, or choice to NOT profit from it.
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This response has me confused. To my knowledge, isn't one of the basic
purposes of a FAQ to provide an easily accessible source of information,
information that can be used to make money for any person using that info?

For instance, I consult the UNIX FAQ so that I can set up my company's
computers so that it (and I) can make money. I make money from the work
of the FAQ maintainer.

No flame intended, I'm just trying to understand this subtlen (to me)
distinction:

How is making money (albeit indirectly) from the information contained in
the FAQ different from making money (directly?) by publishing the FAQ?

Thanks! - Len
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