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Re:Why Free Software Is More Important Now Than Ever Before by angersock on Saturday September 28, 2013 @09:50PM (#6463783)
And my, how these golden handcuffs glitter!
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Re:Why Free Software Is More Important Now Than Ever Before by cscurmudgeon on Sunday September 29, 2013 @07:49AM (#6464896)
False analogy. For the average person, these things add more freedom (freedom to tinker) while removing the freedom to look at the source. For example, most scientists don't care about the latter when it comes to using Matlab.

A honest analogy would be a golden rocket.

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