Re: HFS Utils?

[hochstrasse@ubaclu.unibas.ch (Urs Hochstrasser)]

In article <5cb0mv$n7c$1@europa.frii.com>, shack@deimos.frii.com (Randy
Shackelford) wrote:

[snip] Disclaimer: I snipped this solely to save bandwidth. End Disclaimer

> people
> shouldn't expect to get rich writing II apps these days. Anyone strictly
                      ^^^^^^^^
My point isn't about getting rich (although it would be nice) but about
paying gas and lodging...

> looking to get rich off it need not bother trying it. Lots of companies
> quit making II products when it no longer was profitable.
***reality distortion alert***
Perhaps these companies hat to find another field _to survive_ in the
market. It should be clear to everyone that a company _has_ to be
profitable.

> So you should like
> what you're doing, not be trying to make money, if you're gonna do it. If
> that's the case, you're not worried about getting more buck for your time
> elsewhere.
Sure if you can afford it. My point is that people have every right to get
_some_ compensation. You can't expect them to work for free. For some it
might be enough to get lotsa kudos, others may just need the money they can
earn.

[more snippage for bandwith sake only]

But this discussion just could go on and on...

Cheers
--Urs

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