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Free Software And Its Revolutionary Social Implications

Posted by timothy on from the ideas-to-argue-about-over-coffee-and-beer dept.

Jizzbug writes: "OpenFlows has an interesting interview with Stefan Merten (of Oekonux in Germany) on the implications of Free Software in regards to social change (for the better). It'd be interesting to see what kind of famous Slashdot flamewar will erupt in response to the ideas set forth in this interview. Those in the audience that are freethinking and not jingoistic should find this a very enlightening and entertaining read."

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  1. What OpenSource does by os2fan · · Score: 3, Redundant
    Open source gives people the opportunity to get involved in software of their choosing. It allows for people to have a bigger say in this fast standardising world. It allows people to support "non-commercially-approved" ventures. And it allows community interests to create more adventerous progects.

    I'm waiting for the day when we start to have tools that allow UI interfaces to be designed on the fly, kind of like a TeX for the UI.

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    OS/2 - because choice is a terrible thing to waste.