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Re:Richard Stallman – The state of the Free Software movement by Merad on Monday April 18, 2022 @12:55AM (#31067578)
He has told people almost that exact thing. I recall an interview from about a decade ago where some asked RMS a question similar to the one the GP mentions, but their phrasing was more like, "I need to make money from software to feed my family." RMS' answer was that the interviewer's ability to feed their family was less important than free software.

RMS' heart is mostly in the right place, but he's a fanatic who is 100% out of touch with the real world.

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Re:Richard Stallman – The state of the Free Software movement by prmoustache on Monday April 18, 2022 @01:41PM (#31073981)
He just reply according to where the cursor is placed regarding ethics.

The same way anyone who think selling metamphetamines to vulnerable people and kids is unethical and wrong, then you should not do it and find another income to feed your family.

Nobody is put a gun to the temple and forced to write proprietary software to make a living. There are myriads of other jobs.

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