> Would I ask for a royalty? As I said, probably. Not a large one -- my FAQs
> aren't _War and Peace_, and they haven't taken me THAT much time to
> compile. But I would ask for something. If the royalty was refused, I still
> might say yes, but it would be a careful decision.
I would certainly ask for a royalty. It's one think to give away the
results of my effort in a cultural surround based, like the Net, on gift
exchange; it's quite another to give it away in the marketplace. The
latter would be tantamount to yelling "MY TIME IS WORTH NOTHING, PLEASE
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME!" from the rooftops.
Thus, I maintain the Jargon File for free, but I collect royalties for the
book. "If it's worth doing well, it's worth doing well for money", unless
it's one of the super-interactive skills (like, say, lovemaking) that can
almost never coexist with a mercenary motive because the mindsets are too
exclusive.
> And, above all, I want the courtesy of being asked first. That's not such a
> bad thing, is it? :-)
We have no argument. Remember, I *support* strict intellectual property
rights.
-- >>esr>>
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