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Re:"Your criticisms are completely wrong": Stallman on softw... by pessimizer on Tuesday November 27, 2012 @10:59AM (#4837484)
>whether it has changed in a way that makes the positions held by rms less relevant or appropriate is quite another question

It's the only relevant question in this thread. I'm sure that there's been some global temperature change since the GPL was come up with, but I'd like to hear a case about why it matters.

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Re:"Your criticisms are completely wrong": Stallman on softw... by dllthomas on Wednesday November 28, 2012 @12:48AM (#4841198)
So, let's address it explicitly: predominately, I would say that these changes have made his positions more relevant, but I am not confident that I'm not missing things. A lot has changed in highly pertinent areas.
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