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Story: My response to Richard Stallman
Posted by: Jamie Miller (Monday 29 November 2004, 4:13 AM)
John,
Real freedom in this arena means that those creators who want to make their source code available -- under whatever conditiions they can negotiate with users -- should be free to do so. Those who do not should not be cajoled or coerced to do so.
Stallman's philosophy sounds like the mirror image of Microsoft. Exclusively embracing either position doesn't sound like freedom to me.
As a PC user, sometimes I use free (gratis) software, and sometimes I do not. Why should my chices be restricted for ideological or monopolisitic reasons?
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Story: My response to Richard Stallman
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Yes, you are free to change your Schwinn. You are... John Carroll
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It's all about choice. I choose to use free softwa... Anonymous
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> It's all about choice. I choose to
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> Stallman is saying that we should ONLY
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I agree with John.
Most users are not that interes... Esther Payne
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From the writings I've read on this subject, the a... Neil Taggart
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