[ale] WinGIMP.com selling 'packaged versions' of GIMP 2.0 for Windows

[John Wells]

On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:09:54 -0500
Sigmascape1 at cs.com wrote:
> I found out that the GIMP 2 has been released. I am going to update my Linux machines soon with this release, but I also wanted to find a packaged Windows executable to load on some other machines. I went to WinGIMP.com. Big mistake. WinGIMP is selling 'packaged versions of GIMP 2 for Windows for $79.95! There has never been a time when I thought charging for a CD or packaged version of GNU software was inappropriate, but $79.95??? I was thinking $4.95 or some other reasonable price, but this is not good. WinGIMP is also offering an 'upgrade' for $29.95 and other package pricing. For a while now, I have noticed this site selling GIMP, and that is fine, but who would pay this amount of money?
> 
> What do you guys think about this?
> 
> Mitch 

I think it's just this attitude that prevents a lot of companies from finally making the jump to the Linux desktop.  I mean, how dare they sell a product, and (gasp!) make money doing so!  You're absolutely right...the very fact that the software is open source and freely available elsewhere removes any right they have to charge any more than what you could buy a six pack of Old Milwaukee for at Citgo.  

They're not forcing you to buy it from them...only offering...