This is an interesting article entitled There is No Such Thing as Free Software:
Software is always acquired at some cost, even if you dont pay a penny to the people that write it. In fact, for most downloadable software available to a general audience, the license fee is only a small part of the price you pay for using the software.
First, theres the time you spend getting the product to run and learning how to use it.
Here is another one When Something Is Free:
There is value to free just be sure that you know what it is. Next time something is offered for free, evaluate the quid pro quo and determine what you are giving in return, because very little is ever really free.
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