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Originally Posted by DJDD
i did not take the original post to be referencing digital piracy but rather that there is the expectation that software should be free (or almost) without recognising that someone should be rewarded financially for their hard work.
hence my comment that people in most industries would hold similar sentiments.
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I wasn't talking about piracy either. There is a fundamental difference between software development and many other industries. Software is scalable. You write it once and it can be used many times. The examples you quoted: "farming, dairy, transport & logistics, manufacturing, retail" are different in that there's a direct, linear connection between work done and payment demanded. I do agree with your point that effort should be rewarded if it produces a useful outcome. I was just trying to explain that there's a nuance here that's not obvious to everybody.