Date   : Thu, 12 May 1983 13:57:29-PDT (Thu)
From   : harpo!floyd!cmcl2!lanl-a!jlg@ucb-vax.arpa
Subject: Re: ZCPR2 and the PD

If I were to decide to sell some of my software, I would probably make
it public domain.  The reason for this is that software piracy will 
occur (for good codes anyway) whether I copyright or not.  But by making 
my software public domain I am directly authorizing any 'piracy' that
anyone wants to do.  Of course, if you don't buy from me, you won't
get bugfixes, updates, or extensions when they are available.

This method of software marketing will only work if I price my code
reasonably.  No $600.00 compiler I have ever seen is worth the money, 
so people pirate copies instead.  I have written my own language processors
for my stuff (if I need something that didn't come with the hardware) and
I get along pretty good without the overpriced codes that are on the market.
Still, it would save a lot of time if I could buy this stuff at a reasonable
price.

                                   J.L. Giles
                                   (...!lanl-a!jlg)