list confrontations, was: [thelist] Org Chart?

[Daniel J. Cody]

I wasn't suggesting one steal shareware.. My apparently not-so-obvious
point was that you should look for free/open alternatives instead of
having to 'pay' for software, period.

.djc.

deke wrote:

> >> I think Michele brings up a good point that shows the other side of the
> >> coin.. Sometimes, people really can't afford to pay for software, even
> >> that 'just $30' shareware.
> 
> Donating your *own* services to a non-profit organizations is admirable.
> Stealing shareware on their behalf is not.
> 
> In any case, why not write an org-chart CGI, and offer it on the web free
> for the benefit of *all* deserving non-profits? That would be a much better
> use of donated labor. After all, we're not talking about rocket science
> here. Any webmaster who can't write something like that ought to be
> ashamed of himself.