From: Bill Kelly Date: 2006-05-17T06:18:32+09:00 Subject: Re: Ticked Off From: "Michael Greenly" > Bill Kelly wrote: >> From: "Michael Greenly" >>> >>> It's unethical to artificially limit a resource simply so that you can >>> profit. >> >> Since it's unethical for you to artifically limit the coding resources you >> could provide me simply so you could make a profit, I've decided that >> you'll work for peanuts. I hope you don't mind not having a say in what >> the value you produce is worth. >> >> :) >> >> Regards, >> >> Bill, >> Your Friendly Evil Communist Overlord > > This is poorly written and just stupid. Awww. And I was having so much fun. > Charging what the market will bear is simply fair, assuming you're free > to buy from who you want and I'm free to sell to who I can. So there's no ethics problem and you can name your price, provided what you produce is a commodity? But if you are the only person who can solve my problem, or you produce a resource that is unique, then it becomes unethical for you to want to profit? I'm just trying to understand what you mean by, "It's unethical to artificially limit a resource simply so that you can profit," as it seems like a fairly general statement. Regards, Dr. Stupid