Re: Emulator Softwares (was Time Share)

I truly appreciate your efforts towards creating a open source TN5250.  I
applaud your efforts and your generosity in giving up your time towards the
better good.  If there were more people like you the world would be a much
better place.

My hat is off to you.


Jerry Draper


Quoting James Rich <james@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> On Sun, 27 Mar 2005, Jerry wrote:
> 
> > I've become jaded in this world.  Nothing is really free.
> >
> > Quoting Pete Helgren <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> >
> >> tn5250j http://sourceforge.net/projects/tn5250j/
> >>
> >> It's a Java based, Open Source, 5250 emulator.  Runs on Windows, Macs,
> >> Linux.  Very powerful and ...FREE!
> 
> While it may be true that nothing is really free (in terms of cost), 
> projects like tn5250j are truly free of charge to you, and you are given a 
> number of freedoms in connection with the software.
> 
> While I don't work on tn5250j, I do work on other emulator projects (even 
> tn5250 on which tn5250j was originally designed around!).  We give you 
> those freedoms without charge or compensation.  It costs me time to work 
> on the software, but I give you that time freely.  So to say, "it isn't 
> really free" is technically true (again, in the sense that it costs me 
> time) but saying so implies that the gift of freedoms I give you somehow 
> costs you.  And that is somewhat offensive.
> 
> James Rich
> 
> It's not the software that's free; it's you.
>       - billyskank on Groklaw
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