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While it would be great if people could spend lifetimes developing new technologies and simply release them into the public domain, there are all sorts of extenuating issues that make it a bad idea. the first one that comes to mind is how will that person who did all the developing survive?

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Well, actually, if one has sepnt all of his life doing something...............he has alredy survived and that is no longer an issue

[quote=Gary;961]

It is absolutely fine to develop things and release them for free if that is your wish. it is also equally fine to receive something for your efforts.

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I agree 100%. It would also be fine if one could make a great deal of money out of it and then spend a great deal of that money to help other people, like with donations or humanitarian projects.

If I came up with a source of free energy, for instance, I would sell it directly to the private people trying to bypass the government, if they let me do so. This to avoid they could put taxes on something they don't provide (however I doubt they will allow me to).