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Re:There is no free software, only software that is paid for... by lutorm on Saturday August 01, 2009 @07:25PM (#736829)
But what kind of point is that? If it was really paid for by the taxpayers, it should be free (free as in free beer and free as in free speech) because it was funded by taxpayers. How is arguing that it should not be free any kind of solution to this (imagined) problem?
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Re:There is no free software, only software that is paid for... by nova on Saturday August 01, 2009 @07:55PM (#736860)
Exactly. The real disgrace is all those technologies developed with taxpayer money and yet patented, closed or restricted.
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