[fpc-devel] PR advancement

[Marco van de Voort]

> > 1. Is Free Pascal/Lazarus really free?
> > 2. Can I use Free Pascal/Lazarus for commercial development?
> > 3. Are there any real world applications made with Free Pascal/Lazarus?
> > 4. Why should I use Free Pascal/Lazarus?
> > 5. Isn't Free Software equal to crappy software?
> > etc.
> >
> > In other words, FAQ for managers. I'm not saying you should scrap the 
> > old one. Just put the technical questions a bit lower.
> 
> Beware me ! Managers ! The lowest species on earth !
> 
> Yeah - and then the "dynamic" website for managers, I guess that's any 
> website that can that only be viewed with MS IE 5.5 ...... ?
> 
> Well - here is the special link for any manager 
> <http://www.dilbert.com>.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Adriaan van Os
> 
> P.S.
> Here is a text, specially for managers, applicable for any tech project:
> 
> Blah blah ... de facto standard ... Blah blah ... highly committed ... 
> Blah bah ... industrial strength ... Blah blah ... world class support 
> ... Blah blah ... handholding ... Blah blah ... support contract .... 
> Blah blah ... even more handholding ... Blah blah .... cutting edge 
> technology .... Blah blah .... etcetera.

This is incorrect. You miss the absolutely most important part. A
NDA/license/disclaimer that claims that you have no right to absolutely
anything, including support, fixes, up/downgrade rights etc, compensation
for lost time when they come to check your license compliance etc.