For some reason, people occasionally predict the same outcome from giving away software: Everyone will use the free software, but no one will contribute, and it'll die off from bitrot.

出于某些原因，人们有时会预测出关于白送软件的一个共同结果：所有人都使用自由软件，但是没有人会贡献，而最终它将消失。

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So it's important for software to have dedicated designers, but few Free software projects do.

所以对于软件开发来说优秀设计者是非常重要的，但是很少免费软件能有。

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A GPL proponent might argue that a license for free software must be upgraded periodically since we cannot anticipate what new use models for free software might be developed that restrict freedom.

GPL 的鼓吹者也许会辩解说，“自由”软件的协议必须周期性的增加严苛的改进，因为我们不能预料到会产生什么样的限制他们所谓“自由”的使用模式。

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The software is available for free elsewhere, and if users were interested in the free software, they probably already knew about it.

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For years, software was swapped for free via Internet Relay Chat, an early form of online information exchange.

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Other developers handed out promo codes so customers could grab their software for free.

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