OT: "proprietary" software

[Tommy Trussell]

On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Gilles Gravier <ggravier at fsfe.org> wrote:
> Piper wrote:
>> Since "listserv" charges a lot of money for use of its SW, can anyone offer
>> ideas on why they can do that when so many other non-proprietary list
>> servers are free?
>>
>
> Could be they offer a better support services?
>
> Gilles.

ALSO there are lots of people who think the generic term for email
list software is "listserv," not realizing it identifies a specific
company's product. They probably make a number of sales every year for
that reason.