Re:Time Till Open Source Alternative
by umanwizard on Sunday August 28, 2022 @09:50AM
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Richard Stallman’s personal philosophy does not define the goals of open source. There are many different people contributing to it for many different reasons, and yes, having free (as in non-paid) alternatives to proprietary software is one of the most prominent ones.
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Re:Time Till Open Source Alternative
by pessimizer on Sunday August 28, 2022 @12:21PM
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> Richard Stallman’s personal philosophy does not define the goals of open source.
Richard Stallman has nothing do do with open source, and Free software was defined as Richard Stallman's personal philosophy, take it or leave it. He hasn't changed it.
I'm a complete free software advocate, but definitely only for Stallman's reasons. I have no urge to give free things to computer programmers. If I'm going to give away free stuff, I'll give to the poor. I don't have any special sympathy towards the needy computer programmer just because they share my hobby/vocation.
Re:Time Till Open Source Alternative
by vineyardmike on Monday August 29, 2022 @04:59AM
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Plenty of people say “free software” or FOSS without meaning RMS’s version of it, however popular his may be.