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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Misunderstanding the Free Software Philosophy
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Michael Dorrington |
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Re: [Fsuk-manchester] Misunderstanding the Free Software Philosophy |
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Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:31:44 +0000 |
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On 06/01/13 02:00, Jacek Podkanski wrote:
> I have a feeling that there was free software before RMS started the
> free software movement and I think there's no need to give in to
> pressure of one free software group who wants to keep the name for
> themselves. There must be better way of solving this.
Perhaps Open Source is what you are looking for?
But I would urge you to think about the freedom aspect of software.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html
Mike.
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