The Rise and Fall of the Gopher Protocol
&quot;Eventually, though, the U did want some money — for itself. At GopherCon ’93, Yen announced that for-profit Gopher users would need to pay the U a licensing fee: hundreds or thousands of dollars, depending on the size and nature of their business.&quot;<p>I wonder how many futures have been destroyed from the desire to profit off the eating of the seeds instead of fruit?