Re: tlug: Corel to give away WordPerfect Linux edition

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Sat, 24 Oct 1998, John De Hoog wrote:

> Apparently Corel plans to give away its WordPerfect 8 (Linux) Personal
> Edition for private use starting in November.
> 
> It will be available from Corel's Linux Web site, which already has a page
> ready for the free download at http://linux.corel.com/download.htm .
> 
> No, they are not giving away the source, as far as I know.

Believe it or not, I think that this is a Very Bad Thing.  If Corel sets
this precedent, then other companies will think, 'if we want to do a Linux
port, we can't charge money for it'.  I think that will hurt the linux
software base a *lot* in the long run.  They should keep their pricing the
same, IMHO.

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