Re: Best MacOsX email client?

Proconsul wrote:
On 2006-07-26 12:08:30 -0700, Calum <com.gmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:

Proconsul wrote:

Further, the notion that "freeware" is somehow a noble concept of generosity to the world is a tad extreme. I don't presume to understand the motives of those who give away their work - if you want it to be justified, ask them. Personally, I prefer to be paid for my work - an exchange of "value" for "value".

Many developers of free software are paid for their work. (I'm lucky enough to be one of them.)

"Luck" has nothing to do with it......

Well, okay then, I'm "fortunate" compared to the hundreds of people who work on the exact same product, many of whom probably contribute more than I do, but who choose to do so unpaid in their spare time due to some combination of (a) a strong belief that all software should be free (as in beer, and as in speech), (b) a strong desire to bring that product to people in developing countries who can't afford to pay for it, and (c) the sheer fun of it.
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