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    Good Stallman Interview

    GNU Questions: RMS on SCO, Distributions, DRM
    http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=260
    In September of 1983, a computer programmer working in the Massachusetts Institute for Technology AI Lab announced a plan that was the antithesis of the proprietary software concept that had come to dominate the industry. The plan detailed the creation of a UNIX replacement that would be entirely free, not as in the cost of the product, but as in freedom. That announcement would eventually catapult its author, Richard M. Stallman, into someone known and respected around the world and, perhaps more amazingly, a person that companies such as Apple and Netscape would alter their plans because of.


    Classic RMS:
    A non-free program is a predatory social system that keeps people in a state of domination and division, and uses the spoils to dominate more. It may seem like a profitable option to become one of the emperor's lieutenants, but ultimately the ethical thing to do is to resist the system and put an end to it.
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    He dodges the issue of the individual software author attempting to make a living. Not all of us are trying to "fight the power" so to speak!

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      Yes, Concept is good, and I'll be sure to tell my landlord next rent day I am fighting for the greater good. I'm reasonably sure he'll let me live here and not pay rent
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        I figure every side has their fanatics. While I disagree that all Non-Free software should be abolished, I do think that certain program types SHOULD be free. For instance, the Operating System. Probably the Office suite as well. When you buy a PC, this stuff generally comes pre-installed anyhow, but most people don't realize they are still paying for it.

        Things like games should probably be non-free, but that doesn't always mean closed source. Mainly because much like an Office suite that keeps giving functionality, a Game engine provides continuous functionality. So that people may utilize the engine to create their own games. (granted it can still be open source and non-free, but think along the lines of buying a license to use the source for your own game.)

        Damn, I'm tired, so if that didn't make sense, oh well, I'll read it and edit it later

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