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Re:"Your criticisms are completely wrong": Stallman on softw... by rimantas on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @11:42AM (#4814958) 

  > On basically all political issues, unwavering is a good
  > attribute
If nothing changes, then yes. If situation changes and your stance does not, it may indicate less desirable things.

I'd understand Stallman's position in the world few decades ago, when almost all software was by developers for developers. In todays world it is bordering on absurd (imho).

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Re:"Your criticisms are completely wrong": Stallman on softw... by coldpie on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @12:09PM (#4815108)
Why, exactly? If you buy a piece of software and uncover a bug, why shouldn't you be able to pay someone to fix it? As a consumer, why wouldn't you demand this?
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Re:"Your criticisms are completely wrong": Stallman on softw... by astrodust on Wednesday November 21, 2012 @02:35PM (#4815893)
I, for one, still oppose putting these "horseless carriages" on our roadways! The dangers of these contraptions are far from understood!
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